If there is one industry that Hudson
Technologies is most well suited for it's the
chemicals industry. Hudson bills itself as the
experts in Chiller Chemistry™ because it studies
the relationship of different chemical-based
coolants such as refrigerants and their effect
on the performance of chiller and
refrigeration systems. Chemical manufacturers
operate cooling systems that are truly unique
and require a real specialty to handle this
mission critical work. Mission critical to the
manufacturing process but also to the
dangerous repercussions that can occur with
catastrophic failures.
Chemical plants process a wide range of
chemicals such as hydrochloric acid.
The untimely leak in an evaporator tube may
result in the entry of these chemicals into
the refrigerant-side of the refrigeration
system. Separating this chemical from the
refrigerant or decontaminating an entire chiller system
often requires chemistry know-how and
customized solutions. In fact, through its
work with several chemical manufacturers
throughout the country, including several in
New Jersey and Louisiana, Hudson has developed
and perfected several patented processes for
decontaminating these specialized systems.
These have included both offline, online and
hybrid solutions that enable production to
continue by keeping ahead of the problem until
the system can be brought down for offline
service and repairs. (see
Chemical Decontamination)
Because tubes carry both refrigerant and
chemical material parallel and simultaneously,
it is critical that the systems are thoroughly
cleaned to ensure no residue is left over, that
might lead to leaks and contaminate an entire
production run. Chemicals that get into
refrigerant lines are usually highly corrosive
and are very difficult to remove. The
alternative to Hudson's process is to utilize
multiple filtering methods that are costly and
very time intensive, with no guarantee the
finest residue is removed from the system.
Chemical manufacturing is an industry where
being down can cost millions of dollars in
lost revenues and where mistakes and delays
are not tolerated. Hudson, itself a
chemistry-based engineering company,
understands this extremely well and prides
itself on being the industry's foremost leader
in handling this specialty business in terms
of refrigerant-side services.
