Case study
S-Market
Eco-friendly CO2 Refrigeration Plant for S-Market, Finland
Key information
Client:
S-Market
Supplier:
Alfa Laval
System start-up:
2012
Requirements
S-Market from Finland required a new refrigeration solution for different cold rooms, in which different fresh products are stored. In order to cool fish, chicken, ready-food, fruit and vegetables each at different temperatures, diverse refrigeration plants were needed. Moreover, high activity in the cold and freezing room demanded an increased airflow.
Solution
Alfa Laval supplied CO2 unit coolers used in the supermarket and brazed heat exchanger for an environmentally friendly and very efficient refrigeration plant which cools different cold rooms and a freezing room, using Carbon Dioxide as refrigerant. The refrigeration plant operates at -20°C to -18°C in the freezing room and at different temperatures in the diverse cold rooms:
Technical data
Cooling capacity:
130 kW / 25 kW
Main components:
Fish cold room: 0°C to -2°C
Chicken cold room: 0°C to -2°C
Ready-food cold room: 3°C to 5°C
Fruit and vegetable cold room: 6°C to 8°C
Three coolers in the terminal area: 2°C to 4°C
