KOBE STEEL SAYS IT has set a new standard in cooling with the release of iZN440TUA,.
The company says the two-stage inverter ammonia screw compressor has the world’s highest cooling rate with a coefficient of performance (COP) of 1.63 and the world’s highest cooling capacity of about 400kW.
By 2015, Kobe Steel anticipates sales of over 200 units from Japan and overseas markets, primarily Asia.
As food consumption increases amid the world’s growing population, trade in food is also increasing.
Demand for compressors with high cooling capacities is anticipated to grow in emerging countries.
According to a forecast by Japan’s Fisheries Agency, world trade in marine products reached approximately 20 million tonnes in 2000. In 2020, it is anticipated to grow to 33 million tonnes.
For Japan, marine products make up a large proportion of food imports, especially from Asia.
Countries in Asia that export food have many large scale refrigeration plants for food processing and freezing, but they need refrigeration compressors with larger capacities and higher energy savings.
To maintain quality during freezing, the refrigeration industry has also been cooling at lower temperatures, which is a specific feature of Kobe Steel’s two-stage refrigeration compressors, the company says.
Recently, Kobe Steel’s maximum cooling capacity for its refrigeration compressors was in the 200kW range.
