REFRIGERATION DEVELOPMENTS AND TESTING LTD

ABOUT REFRIGERATION DEVELOPMENTS AND TESTING LTD

RD&T was set up in August 2009 by ex University of Bristol, FRPERC (Food Refrigeration and Process Engineering Research) employees. The company involves Judith Evans, Tim Brown and Alan Foster and offers a unique service that transfers research knowledge into industrial projects. 

Tim's work has been primarily related to heat and mass transfer and the interaction between product and equipment factors in food processing, including

Refrigeration Developments and Testing Ltd.

RD&T offers a unique service that transfers research knowledge into industrial projects. RD&T carries out innovative work on food refrigeration, refrigeration development, cabinet and appliance testing, and heat and mass transfer.  The company involves Judith Evans, Tim Brown and Alan Foster.

Services include design and testing of domestic, commercial and retail refrigeration systems. We can help at all stages from initial concept to development of prototypes to final optimisation and testing. RD&T combines the use of advanced mathematical modelling tools with practical design knowledge and skills to provide expert applied solutions.

Testing and final confirmation of performance

Many manufacturers are still using R404A in commercial and professional cabinets. Recently Honeywell (one of the largest manufacturers of refrigerants) stated that they intend to stop selling high GWP refrigerants such as R404A in Europe from next year (2018). The price of R404A has risen dramatically over the last year and is predicted to continue increasing (consecutive monthly price rises of 25% and 30% have recently been announced by Chemours). There is now a strong business case to move to a low GWP refrigerant alternative.