n Refrigeration

Refrigeration projects that have been designed somewhere between commercial and industrial have been described as “com-dustrial” — a term that’ll hopefully fade from existence.

By Greg Scrivener

The interest in CO2 installations in industrial applications has risen in recent years.

The difference between commercial and industrial refrigeration is being blurred more than I can ever recall. The main reason for this is the increasing prevalence of carbon dioxide (CO2). The fact that it started in the commercial refrigeration sector means that it is expanding with the same manufacturers and contractors into the industrial sectors. The ridiculous portmanteau “com-dustrial” is sometimes used to describe systems and equipment that are in between the two. This discussion begs the question – what exactly is commercial refrigeration? What exactly is industrial refrigeration?

Two sides of the same coin?

The first thing to consider is why we might want to distinguish these two types of applications/ industries in the first place.

I think it is obvious to most people that designing and building a refrigeration system with an extremely large capacity is very different than designing something very small. An

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