Colombia. Nine international speakers, nine national speakers, 19 technical talks, a free VIP panel, and guided technical tours, are just some of the components that make the Academic Congress of RefriAméricas 2014 one of the most important in recent years in the Andean Region.
The foreign speakers, come from the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Spain and Denmark, are part of some of the most important companies in the refrigeration and indoor air conditioning sectors in the international arena, together with local representatives, they will deliver to the attendees through their talks the latest news, as well as their knowledge and experience in these sectors.
It is worth noting that this year the event will have two modules or rooms for its academic talks: Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Heating and Ventilation.
It is also important to emphasize that the academic program includes in this, the eleventh edition of the event, topics of enormous interest and topicality such as:
- Environmental management of refrigerants used in cooling systems
- The role of the consultant in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry in the Latin American region
- What to do and what not to do in refrigeration
- Trends in the use of physical expansion agents in rigid polyurethane foam
- Behavior of the refrigeration system in freezing tunnels
- Sub-critical CO2 systems in supermarkets
- Control systems in refrigeration, current events and where new trends are headed
- Assembly / Start-up of a cooling system: Efficiency, quality and sustainability guidelines
- Refrigerant recovery, recycling and regeneration network in the Aburrá Valley
- Systems with natural refrigerant Safety Group A3: Propane and Propylene
- Refrigeration equipment and/or Microchannels
- LEED certification with VRF conditioning systems
- Thermal District Project for the Government Buildings of the La Alpujarra Administrative Center.
- Comparative Energy Performance of VRF Systems and Cold Water in Buildings Efficiency regulations for fans with motor
- Cold welding with rings in air conditioning systems (split) and variable flow systems (VRF)
- Correct installation of air ducts in indoor air conditioning projects
- Automation of refrigeration and air conditioning
- General aspects of welding types
International Speakers:
- Ricardo Rodriguez, Bitzer, Germany
- Pedro Vizcaino, Multi-Wing Group, Spain
- Peter Haderup, Multi-Wing Group, Denmark
- Wade Loofboro, Lucas Milhaupt, United States
- Jose Iragorry, Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating, United States
- Sony Martinez, Parker Hannifin Corporation, Mexico/United States
- Rodnei Peres, Full Gauge, Brazil
- Alexandre Ferreira de Andrade, Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration, Brazil
- Jorge J. Leonel da Costa, Vulkan, Brazil
Colombian speakers
- Omarly Acevedo, UTO (Ozone Technical Unit) - Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
- Camilo Botero, Camilo Botero Ingenieros Consultores Ltda.
- Giovanni Barletta, Emerson Climate Technologies
- Gonzalo Triviño Herrera, Espumlátex S.A.
- José Luis Restrepo Castrillón, Empresas Pública Medellín [EPM]
- Fernando Becerra Ariza, Danval
- Fabio Clavijo, Tecnaire
- Fernando Cabrera Kerguellen, Air Conditioning and Energy Efficiency Consultant
- César Alejandro Isaza, Pontifical Bolivarian University
To know in detail the academic program of the event visit www.refriamericas.com
RefriAméricas 2014 will be held on June 4, 5 and 6 at the Plaza Mayor Exhibition and Convention Center in Medellin, Colombia.
