Monitoring and controlling temperature is very important in a lot of process applications. During the storage and transportation, knowing with confidence that the proper temperatures were maintained creates an additional level of importance.
Burns Engineering gets excited about these challenges, and we’re obviously not the only ones…
Aaron Thermal, is a start-up company that is doing some very interesting work in the area of Phase Change materials. They apply this technological concept to provide temperature control without electricity. I thought this was a very interesting idea. Designing, selecting and customizing phase change materials to achieve temperature control for various temperature ranges, used for transportation and storage and saves energy. The materials are also non-toxic and non-polluting. Seems like a win for the environment on several fronts.
I don’t think the idea is going to replace the use of freezer and cryogenic RTD’s during transportation and storage in the Biopharma or Food & Beverage industries as sometimes a record of the actual temperature is necessary for safety and verification. BUT… these phase change materials could help reduce energy costs and simplify the control process.
I just thought it was interesting, and the Aaron Thermal site includes links to interesting info regarding best storage temps. Check out the links for Wine and Fruit and Veggies…
Have you seen temperature related technologies that are unique and interesting? Click on COMMENT above and share your discoveries…
Chuck�