India’s flagship Bry-Air Awards ceremony for Excellence in HVAC&R industry held in the capital

Bry-Air | Poultry World, Magazine | February 23, 2010

 
New Delhi, 4^th February, 2010: Bry-Air, the leading player in the HVAC&R industry, today announced winners of the 5^th Bry-Air Awards for Excellence in Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigerating (HVAC&R) industry. The ceremony was attended by over 800 heads of corporates, student bodies, academia, international organizations, industry veterans and government officials. The awards are regarded as the most prestigious recognition of excellence and innovation by the industry, and are aimed at driving innovations in the Indian HVAC&R industry, which at present is approximately worth Rs.25,000 crore, and is estimated to double in size every 4 years.

Instituted in 2006, Bry-Air Awards are held annually to reward and recognize outstanding contributions and technological breakthroughs undertaken by corporates and students in rapidly expanding HVAC&R field. The Awards also aim to motivate and nurture the talent of young engineers who will be the future leaders and innovators of the industry. The winners are adjusted by an independent panel of jury members who are distinguished leaders in the corporate world, academic, industry bodies and government. The parameters for judging winners includes the level of innovation undertaken in design, aesthetics etc., energy efficiency and environment friendliness of the project, benchmarking against international systems, suitability and feasibility with respect to application in the Indian sub-continent.

This year, the winners of 5^th Bry Air Awards are as follows:

Student Category

• Winner – most outstanding and innovative project Anna University, Chennai. Project title An experimental study of energy efficient VRV system using genetic based fuzzy logic controller prize money Rs. 1 lakh

• Runner-up – Next best innovative project-L.D college of Engineering, Ahmedabad. Project title- Design of system for recovery of refrigeration effect during LNG regassification process. Prize money Rs. 50,000.

Corporate Category – Product design

• Winner – Most outstanding and innovative product design-Bhawalkar Vermitech Pvt. Ltd., Pune, Product title Biosanitizer Ecochip Prize money – Rs. 1 lac
• Winner – Next best innovative product design-Thermax ltd., Pune, Product title high COP exhaust driven vapour absorbtion chiller. Prize money – Rs. 50,000

Systems design

• Winner – Most outstanding and innovative systems design – Air conditioning & Refrigeration Training Institute & Consultancy, Project title- Use of energy saving equipment & technology in Ammonia refrigeration applications using pump circulation. Prize money- Rs. 1 lakh

• Winner – Next best innovative systems design Spectral Services Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Noida, Project title- Design for Patni Computers Noida Campus