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Our annual IRC Research & Technology Forum takes place each year in January. Each R&T Forum provides attendees with an opportunity to receive information about current refrigeration research, regulatory updates, emerging technologies, refrigeration education, and exploration of future research in the area of industrial refrigeration. It also provides opportunities for industry professionals to meet and exchange ideas with industry experts.
All parties interested in industrial refrigeration are welcome to attend. This includes: owners, operators, contractors, designers, insurers, energy service providers, manufacturers and anyone else with an interest in the successful future of industrial refrigeration. Information on the next R&T Forum is typically posted in August on this page. Anyone having questions regarding travel arrangements or presentation topics should contact the IRC.
7th Annual IRC Research & Technology Forum
Dates: February 8-9, 2007
Location: The Pyle Center, Madison, WI
- Energy and Enviromental Issues Facing Out Planet
Professor Tracey Holloway, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Plotting a Course for Future Sustainability
Ron Miller, Director, Facilities Engineering, General Mills, Inc. - Machinery Room Mechanical Best Practices
Todd Jekel, Assistant Director, IRC - Machiniery Room Electrical Best Practices
Brad Heeres, Angus-Young Associates - Increasing Compressor Life Expectancy
Joseph Pillis, York Frick - Issues and Answers For CO2 Compressors
Dennis Halsey, FES Systems/GEA - Refrigerant Selection Considerations
Daniel Dettmers, Research Engineer, IRC - Safety Relief Valve Testing
Kris Hinds, Nestle - Results of Post-Mortem Testing
Chad Norris, Wells' Dairy - Statistical Methods For Estimating Relief Valve Life
Professor Frederick T. Elder, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Designing for Mechanical Integrity Piping
Daniel Dettmers, Research Engineer, IRC - Industrial Refrigeration Systems Energy Efficiency Improvements
Douglas Reindl, Director, IRC
6th Annual IRC Research & Technology Forum
Dates: January 19-20, 2006
Location: The Pyle Center, Madison, WI
- The Science of Food Freezing
Professor Richard Hartel, UW Food Science - Market Trends In Frozen Products
Robert Garrison, Editor-in-chief, Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
Daniel Dettmers, IRC - Air Blast Freezing
John Larson, Application Engineer, FMC - Cryogenic Freezing
Gary Lang, Corporate Fellow, Praxair - End-user Perspectives on Food Freezing Technologies
Ron Miller, Director, Facilities Engineering, General Mills, Inc.
Ajay Chatlani, Senior Refrigeration Engineer, Tyson Foods - Identifying and Solving Plant Air Imbalance
Mike Kaiser, Chief Refrigeration, Kraft Foods, Avon, NY - Interstitial Spaces - Evaluation and Problem Solving
Todd Jekel, Assistant Director, IRC - Blast Freezer Infiltration Rate Measurement
Douglas Reindl, Director, IRC - Mechancial Integrity Inspection: A Real Life Example
Jerry Kolek, Conam Inspections - VFDs in Industrial Refrigeration - Lesson's Learned
Charles Campbell, Refrigeration Engineer, Wells' Dairy - Plant Energy Efficiency Improvements
Gary Webster, Global Refrigeration, Kraft Foods
Glenn Johnson, Senior Manager - Conservation Resource, Pepsico - Mechanical Integrity for Vessels - Preliminary Findings
Daniel Dettmers, Research Engineer, IRC - Evaporator Optimization
Douglas Reindl, Director, IRC
Nawaf Aljuwayhel, UW-Madison - Mixed Gas Refrigeration Technology
Greg Nellis, Professor, University of Wisconsin
5th Annual IRC Research & Technology Forum
Dates: January 20-21, 2005
Location: The Pyle Center, Madison, WI
- Mechanical Integrity For Ammonia Refrigeration - An Update
Daniel Dettmers, IRC - Mechanical Integrity Recommendations for Vessels
Rowe Bansch, RVS - Benchmarking - A Tool to Facilitate Energy Efficiency Improvements
Russ Uhl, Wells' Dairy - Achieving Energy Efficiency Improvements on Low-Temperature Systems
Jason Cole / Chad Merchant, Tyson Foods - The Operator's Role in Achieving Energy Efficiency Improvements
Dan Webb, CF Industries - An Overview of National Board Testing for Vapor Relief Valves
Fred Harrison, National Board - Code Requirements for Safety Relief Systems - Back to Basics
Todd Jekel, IRC - Defrost Optimization
Doug Reindl, IRC - Refrigeration System Optimization
Todd Jekel, IRC - Emerging Refrigeration Technologies
Brandon Lachner, IRC - Refrigeration Inventory Calculations
Daniel Dettmers, IRC - PSM Auditor ver. 2.0
Mark Geurts & Douglas Reindl, IRC - Headered Relief Vent Systems Analysis
Todd Jekel, IRC
4th Annual IRC Research & Technology Forum
Dates: January 14-15, 2004
Location: Tropicana® Products, Bradenton, FL
- Tropicana's Ammonia Safety Council
Richard Dobry, Executive Vice President - Tropicana - PSM Industry Perspectives
James Brogan, Hartford Steam and Boiler - PSM End-user Perspectives
Brian Eklow, Aon; Ted Birchmeier, Pinnacle Foods - Overview of a World Class Machinery Room
Joe Demarco, Tropicana Products - Standard Operating Procedures - SOP Lessons Learned
Adam Batcheller, Wells' Dairy - World-class Operating Procedures
Tony Lundell, Tropicana Products - Variable Speed Drives - Compressors
Dan Webb, CF Industries - Variable Speed Drives - Condensers
Douglas Reindl, IRC - Variable Speed Drives - Evaporators
Todd Jekel, IRC - Nondestructive Evaluation - Mechanical Integrity Guidebook
Daniel Dettmers, IRC - Benchmarking Industrial Refrigeration Systems
James Elleson, IRC; Sebastian Freund, IRC - IRC Toolbox
Todd Jekel, IRC; Doug Reindl, IRC - Soil & Geotechnical Considerations
Andre Gallet, Terracon, Inc. - Design Considerations for Underfloor Heating Systems
Daniel Dettmers, IRC - Operational Issues and Field Experiences
Mike Haller, Wells' Dairy - Remediation Field Experiences, Neil Horn
The Stellar Group
3rd Annual IRC Research & Technology Forum
Dates: January 8, 2003
Location: The Pyle Center, Madison, WI
- An Overview Of The Industrial Refrigeration Energy Efficiency Guidebook
Todd Jekel, IRC - An Overview Of Non-destructive Evaluation Methods For Mechanical Integrity
Daniel Dettmers, IRC - Kraft Ammonia Leadership Team
Don Stroud, Kraft Foods - Auditing Process Safety Management Systems
Tony Chihak, Well's Dairy - A World-class Refrigeration Update
Joe Demarco And Glenn Johnson, Tropicana Products - Process Safety Management Update
George Yoksas, Area Director, US OSHA - IIAR Ammonia Refrigeration Training Guideline - Operators
Vern Karman, Kraft Foods; Douglas Reindl, IRC - IRC Web Course - Past Experience & Future Outlook
Douglas Reindl, IRC - Case Studies - Phase out of Halocarbon Systems nets Big Savings, Thermosiphon Oil Cooling leads to Significant Energy Efficiency Improvements, Ice Banks
James Elleson, IRC - Current Practices & Emerging Trends in Water Treatment Technologies
Richard Ahlgren, Ahlgren Associates
2nd Annual IRC Research & Technology Forum
Dates: January 23, 2002
Location: The Pyle Center, Madison, WI
- Ammonia Sensors
Todd Jekel, IRC - Benchmarking Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
James Elleson, IRC - Kraft Operator Education Program
Don Stroud, Kraft Foods - Refrigeration Efficiency Audits Program
Todd Jekel, IRC - Relief Valves – An Overview of ASHRAE 15 Changes
Douglas Reindl, IRC - IRC Web Course – Past Experience & Future Outlook
Douglas Reindl, IRC
1st Annual IRC Research & Technology Forum
Dates: November 17, 2001
Location: The Pyle Center, Madison, WI
- Dehumidification Alternatives for Cold Storage Warehouses
Todd Jekel, IRC - Energy Evaluation At A Frozen Foods Plant
James Elleson, IRC - In Pursuit Of World Class Refrigeration
Glenn Johnson, Tropicana Products - Managing A 60,000 Ton Charged Ammonia System
Dan Webb, Cf Industries - Tech Tools: Equalizer Line Sizing Program
Douglas Reindl, IRC - Education Programs Update
Douglas Reindl, IRC
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