Nov 09

Refrigeration has been an indispensable part of both domestic and commercial establishments.  However Commercial refrigeration is the one that is used in large and small commercial enterprises. One of the most popular types is the vapor-compression refrigeration.  For air-conditioning of large public buildings, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, theater houses, as well as for the private residences and automobiles, this refrigeration process is widely used. In addition the technology is also used in the large-scale warehouses for storage of both food as well as beverages.

That is not all. You can see the refrigerated trucks and the cars on the railroads, vans on the road that provide industrial services are all part of such commercial refrigeration. There are also the oil refineries, chemical and the petrochemical processing plants that are dependent largely on the technologies for their proper functioning. In fact all these organizations are dependent on the vapor compression refrigeration technologies.

However it is also necessary to understand what the process of refrigeration is. It is basically the process of lowering down the temperature of any enclosed space by removal of the heat elements from the space and transferring the same elsewhere.

It is natural enough that the technology is also used as part of Catering Equipment in most of the commercial kitchens. Usually the device that performs the task or refrigeration is called the heat pump. They form the heart and soul of the device that absorbs as well as removes the heat from the space that is required to be cooled and transfers the heat elsewhere.

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Apr 04

Homes, unlike most other things in our lives, are somewhat permanent. So when doing a major overhaul, it’s wise to plan about 20 years into the future. 75% of homeowners plan to retire in their present homes, so most people making these changes to their homes will reap the advantage of it themselves.

Some of the areas to pay special attention to while prepping up your home for old age are:

  • Make the home wheelchair-friendly. Install a ramp to approach the porch, an elevator if needed, and widen doors to accommodate the wheelchair’s width.
  • Provide ample handholds, especially in slippery areas like the bathroom or alongside inclines. Have the grab bars reinforced and made accessible to the wheelchair-bound.
  • Remember that eyesight and hand-eye coordination suffer in old age. Install levers instead of screw-type handles on faucets, have drawers that glide in and out smoothly on channels, and have lots of shallow shelves in heights reachable from a wheelchair.
  • Keep electrical outlets at a height, but the switches comfortably low. Make sure that there is no chance of water spilling onto electrical outlets.
  • Install lever handles instead of knobs on the doors. Also install locks that can be unlocked from either side in an emergency.
  • Minimize the danger of slipping by using hardwood flooring, non-slip tiles or low-pile carpets.

Even if you don’t plan to grow old in your current home, the investments you make in making it friendly to old people will add value to it upon resale. And when your aged or differently-abled acquaintances visit you, they will invariably thank you for the effort!

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