We would like to introduce you to a useful spreadsheet, that will help you to monitor the amount of refrigerant being used onboard. As you are aware, refrigerants leaking to atmosphere is one of the contributing factors to global warming and climate change, so...
Reduce the fuel consumption of your Superyacht With the chillers being one of the largest fuel consumers on any large superyacht, its important to ensure that the air conditioning system is running as efficiently as possible. At Tradewinds Engineering we are...
If you are looking to cut down maintenance costs and reduce downtime in your vessel’s refrigeration and AC systems, then we strongly recommend that you attend our 5-day marine refrigeration course. Our course includes but is not limited to topics such as: Heat...
HVAC Refrigeration Tool Kit All Refrigeration and HVAC engineers know it’s essential to have the right tools to do the job properly. Not only does it make the job easier, but more importantly, it helps make the job safer. Below is a list of HVAC and...
2020 brings celebrations for Tradewinds Engineering as the company is now in its 10th year of operations. Throughout this time, we have had the pleasure of supporting our clients around the world from a wide and diverse range of marine and offshore industries. The...
CHILLER PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS In January 2020, Tradewinds carried out a Performance Analysis Survey on the chillers and provisions refrigeration system of a 115m+ Superyacht. Our client had been experiencing ongoing problems with one particular circuit tripping out of...
When troubleshooting any refrigeration or air conditioning system in Palma de Mallorca, its important to have a good understanding of how the system works. It doesn’t matter if its on a superyacht, commercial hotel or domestic house or apartment. These are a...
SAFETY CONCERNS RAISED R-40 (Methyl Chloride or Chloro-methane) has been found in counterfeit R-134a used in many countries, as a refrigerant for mobile air conditioners, stationary air conditioning, and transport refrigeration systems. Research is being conducted by...
Following our recent visit to the Palma Yacht Show, we thought about the questions we get asked about energy reducing strategies for on board refrigeration systems on super yachts. The answer was simple. Our System Performance Analysis survey. This specialist...
On the 11th February 2019 the UK Government updated their guidance on how businesses can continue to trade and deal in fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances in the UK and EU, if there’s no EU withdrawal deal. The guide is for businesses and...
