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Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP).

• Author(s) : UNITED NATIONS (NATIONS UNIES)
• Publication date: 2020
• Languages : French, English
• Keywords : Transport, Feeding, Cold chain
• Formats : PDF, Website

IIR document

Comparative study on electric heater defrosting of gravity feeding refrigeration system.

• Author(s) : HE W., RUNQING Z.
• Publication date: 2018/04/06
• Languages : English
• Source: 5^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Beijing, Chine, 6-8 avril 2018
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Effect of evaporation area on performance of gravity feeding refrigeration system.

• Author(s) : HE W., RUNQING Z.
• Publication date: 2018/04/06
• Languages : English
• Source: 5^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Beijing, Chine, 6-8 avril 2018
• Formats : PDF

Développer la chaîne du froid pour alimenter la planète : un défi méditerranéen.

Developing the cold chain to feed the planet: a Mediterranean challenge.

• Author(s) : COULOMB D.
• Publication date: 2016/07
• Languages : French

Agroalimentaire : les nouveaux enjeux de la sécurité alimentaire.

• Author(s) : ROSSO L.
• Publication date: 2014/09
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Generality, Food, Feeding, Safety, Cold chain
• Source: Revue générale du Froid & du Conditionnement d'air - vol. 103 - n. 1146

La chaîne du froid, maillon indispensable pour le commerce et la sécurité alimentaire.

The cold chain, a crucial link to trade and food security.

• Author(s) : CAVALIER G., EL HADJI S.
• Publication date: 2014
• Languages : French, English
• Keywords : Safety, Feeding, Cold chain, Hot climate
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Modeling surface tension of pure refrigerants using feed-forward back-propagation neural networks.

• Author(s) : NABIPOUR M., KESHAVARZ P.
• Publication date: 2017/03
• Languages : English
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 75
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Energetic and exergetic analyses of ejector cooling cycle with feed pump driven by expander.

• Author(s) : CHEN G., IERIN V., VOLOVYK O., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

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The Role of Refrigeration in Worldwide nutrition (2020), 6^th Informatory Note on Refrigeration and Food.

• Author(s) : DUPONT J. L., EL AHMAR A., GUILPART J.
• Publication date: 2020/03/26
• Languages : French, English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian
• Keywords : Cold chain, World, Feeding, Loss, Refrigerated transport, Preservation
• Formats : PDF, Hard copy

The cook chill process for food safety.

• Author(s) : GANJAWALLA H.
• Publication date: 2016/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Generality, Feeding, Safety, Household refrigerator, Microbiological quality, Cooked food, Preservation
• Source: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Journal, Cold Chain - vol. 7 - n. 4
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Analysis of a directly fired small-scale absorption heat pump with solution recirculation and multiple feed of the desorber.

• Author(s) : WECHSLER R., RIEBERER R.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Thermodynamic modelling of liquid overfeed and dry expansion feed central NH3 refrigeration plants to determine differences in energy performance.

• Author(s) : NITSCHKE T., JENSEN S.
• Publication date: 2019/04/11
• Languages : English
• Source: 8^th Conference on Ammonia and CO₂ Refrigeration Technology. Proceedings: Ohrid, North Macedonia, Avril 11-13, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

Feasibility study of superconducting power cables for DC electric railway feeding systems in view of thermal condition at short circuit accident.

• Author(s) : KUMAGAI D., OHSAKI H., TOMITA M.
• Publication date: 2016/06
• Languages : English
• Source: Cryogenics - vol. 80

IIR document

Ejector in R410A vapor compression systems with experimental quantification of two major mechanisms of performance improvement: work recovery and liquid feeding.

• Author(s) : POTTKER G., HRNJAK P.
• Publication date: 2015/02
• Languages : English
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 50
• Formats : PDF

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The carbon footprint of the cold chain, 7^th Informatory Note on Refrigeration and Food.

• Author(s) : SARR J., DUPONT J. L., GUILPART J.
• Publication date: 2021/04
• Languages : French, English, Spanish
• Keywords : Cold chain, Feeding, Food, CO2 emission, Refrigerated transport, Retail trade, Household refrigerator, Precooling, Generality
• Formats : PDF

Global retail markets feeling the bulge

According to IGD, a market research distributor, China is set to be the world's second largest food retail market by 2020, an increase driven by the increased spending power and changes in eating habits of the 1.3 billion population. China is fast...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

MAC Directive: EC issues proceedings against Germany

The European Commission has issued an infringement notice against Germany for failing to enforce the MAC Directive.

• Publication date : 2014/02/13

Berry efficient chilling

The storage and transport of berries has come a long way since they were transported by an iced horse cart in 1843. Today, growers in the Pajaro Valley from the Berry Bowl label are breaking in a brand new USD 2 million state-of-the-art flash...

• Publication date : 2005/09/30

Kenyan fish processing facility upgrades from R22 to ammonia

East Africa Sea Foods (EASF), a fish processing facility in Kenya, recently replaced its aging R22 refrigeration system with a two-stage ammonia system.

• Publication date : 2020/04/05
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives, Developing country

Cold temperatures, a potential ally against cancer

Exposure to cold temperatures can reduce tumour growth by slowing down the glucose metabolism of cancer cells. 

• Publication date : 2022/09/28
• Subjects: Technology

Prospects for the establishment of a sustainable cold chain in India

New study emphasises the ‘here-now’ global challenge and the importance of developing more sustainable cold chains.

• Publication date : 2015/02/04

5th generation district heating and cooling networks in Europe

A recent generation of district heating and cooling networks is developing in Europe, using low temperature renewable energy heat sources (such as shallow...

• Publication date : 2022/02/28
• Subjects: Technology

More than one billion people are at high risk due to a lack of access to cooling

The annual Chilling Prospects report estimates that 355 million people living in poor rural areas and 732 million people living in poor urban areas are at risk due to a lack of access to cooling worldwide....

• Publication date : 2021/05/31
• Subjects: Developing country

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Is super-cooling better than chilling for seafood products?

Super-cooled storage is a novel technique that better preserves the texture and freshness of fish and extends shelf life compared to chilling. 

• Publication date : 2024/02/29
• Subjects: Technology

Refrigeration and COVID-19: list of resources

List of resources (guides, recommendations, information) regularly updated concerning the COVID-19 and the refrigeration sector.

• Publication date : 2020/05/26

European Commission investigates over R1234yf patents

On December 16, 2011, the European Commission (EC) has "opened antitrust proceedings concerning agreements between Honeywell and DuPont" for the development of R1234yf for air-conditioning systems in cars. "

• Publication date : 2012/02/27

R22 and R134a emissions double, even triple, in summer

In a recent article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, B. Xiang et al. present the results of in situ observations of R22 and R134a taken from research aircraft over the Pacific Ocean combined with long-term ground...

• Publication date : 2015/02/19

A laser beam which cools liquids

The first laser refrigeration process was demonstrated in vacuum conditions in 1995. Twenty years later, a team from University of Washington explains in a study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, how a laser can...

• Publication date : 2016/05/17

Efficient cooling methods to reduce heat stress in pigs

Microclimate parameters such as air temperature and humidity are important indicators of animal welfare. Besides, heat stress is more detrimental to productivity in the swine...

• Publication date : 2020/10/22
• Subjects: Technology

Chilled water cooling pads to reduce heat stress in pigs

A team of scientists at Purdue university in the USA has developed cooling pads to keep pigs cool and reduce the impact of heat stress on milk output and piglet...

• Publication date : 2023/11/28
• Subjects: Technology

New IIR publication: Proceedings

The proceedings (CD-ROM) of the IIR Compressors 2004 conference held in Casta Papiernicka, Slovakia, on September 29-October 1, 2004 contains 41 papers. It also contains 27 papers presented at the previous event in the series, Compressors 2001,...

• Publication date : 2005/02/11

CYTEF 2012 proceedings in Fridoc database!

The IIR has added to Fridoc the proceedings of CYTEF 2012 (VI Congreso Ibérico y IV Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío) organized by the Sociedad Española de Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío in February 2012 to Fridoc.

• Publication date : 2012/10/24

New publications: The CD-ROM proceedings of the Vicenza IIR Conferences

The CD-ROM proceedings of the Vicenza IIR Conferences on 1) Commercial Refrigeration and 2) Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants are on sale. They comprise 134 papers. Main topics: 1) display cabinets, energy simulation...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

The proceedings CD-ROM of the 3rd IIR Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Valencia are on sale!

The proceedings CD-ROM comprising 8 plenary presentations, 13 papers, and 2 industrial PowerPoint presentations are on sale on the IIR's Web site (Publications/Bookshop section)

• Publication date : 2013/02/21

New publications: The CD-ROM proceedings of the 1st IIR International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature

The CD-ROM proceedings of the 1st IIR International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature held in Montreux, Switzerland, are now available. They comprise 4 keynote presentations, 20 papers on materials (gadolinium and its...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

Now available : 2023 IIR Congress proceedings

Download your copy of the ICR 2023 proceedings. IIR members can download them at reduced rate.

• Publication date : 2023/10/24

Now available: ICCC 2018 conference papers and proceedings

Couldn't attend the 5th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (ICCC 2018) in Beijing, China, last month? Download the conference proceedings and papers.

• Publication date : 2018/05/18

FRIDOC: Our conference proceedings at very advantageous rate for members!

From March 1, the price of IIR conference proceedings will increase, but members will benefit from a very attractive discount! 

• Publication date : 2023/02/17

CryoHub Webinar

CryoHub the EU funded project to demonstrate the potential for cryogenic energy storage at refrigerated warehouses will hold a webinar on 17th March 2021 to share findings and results of this work.

• Publication date : 2020/11/27

New IIR Informatory Note (IN) on chillers and Russian version of the IN on nutrition

The IIR has just published a new Informatory Note on chillers as well as the Russian version of the IN on the Role of Refrigeration in Worldwide Nutrition already published in four other...

• Publication date : 2021/03/29

World Refrigeration Day 2020

The annual World Refrigeration Day aims to raise awareness among the wider public about the importance of refrigeration technologies in everyday life. Organised under...

• Publication date : 2020/06/25
• Subjects: Developing country, Figures, economy

New IIR Informatory Note on the carbon footprint of the cold chain

The IIR has just issued a new Informatory Note on the carbon footprint of the cold chain. It highlights the food safety and environmental benefits of an improved global cold chain. 

• Publication date : 2021/04/29
• Subjects: Developing country

New IIR Informatory Note on solar cooling and other new publications

The IIR has just published an Informatory Note on solar cooling and has posted the Chinese version of the Informatory Note on the role of refrigeration in worldwide nutrition on its website.

• Publication date : 2021/01/26

IIR website: best downloads in 2022

Discover the three most popular IIR publications in 2022. The focus is on the economy, women in refrigeration, and the carbon footprint of the cold chain. 

• Publication date : 2023/01/24
• Subjects: Figures, economy, Environment

IIR takes on new EU funded project AGRI-COOL!

The IIR will partner with 13 other establishments on this new research project focused on improving quality of life for African communities and industries.

• Publication date : 2024/04/26

Cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry

The adoption of cryogenic processes in the food and beverage industry is predominantly driven by liquid nitrogen (LIN), and it is the preferred candidate for food chilling and...

• Last update : 2023/11/07
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Freezing of foodstuffs

Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data

From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...

• Last update : 2023/06/30
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Ice creams

Additive manufacturing of regenerators for caloric cooling

In many areas of engineering, additive manufacturing allows the production of complex and multifunctional products that could not be manufactured using traditional methods. In the...

• Last update : 2022/09/16
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Caloric cooling (magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling)

Liquefied Natural Gas: production process and cold energy recovery

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to about -160 °C and turned into a liquid to facilitate transportation and storage. A typical LNG supply chain...

• Last update : 2023/06/23
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : LNG and LPG

Nanorefrigerants

Nanorefrigerants are created by adding nanoparticles in suspension to a base refrigerant. They have a thermal conductivity that is 15% to 104% higher than that of the corresponding...

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English, French
• Themes : Nanofluids