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  • Compressors: Oil-free linear compressor

    Linear technology could become the predominant energy-efficient refrigeration compressor design, according to Brazilian manufacturer Embraco which unveiled a domestic compressor offering linear technology with variable capacity, eliminating the...

    • Date de publication : 11/02/2011
  • Une pompe à chaleur au CO2 avec compresseur/détendeur à charge variable

    Cette pompe à chaleur au CO2, qui utilisera un compresseur sans huile à charge variable et un détendeur variable est actuellement testée dans les laboratoires de l'Université de Purdue

    • Date de publication : 09/01/2014
  • Briefs: Axima Refrigeration GmbH

    A new giant is born: Axima Refrigeration GmbH of Lindau, Germany, Smardt Inc. of Montreal, Canada, and PowerPax of Melbourne, Australia have joined forces to market Turbocor oil-free compressors. The giant consortium will supply major companies...

    • Date de publication : 26/07/2006
  • Briefs: Magnetic-levitation bearing system

    The world's first large tonnage magnetic-levitation bearing air-cooled chiller for air conditioning is being installed in the American Embassy in Tokyo. The 2520-kW chiller plant consists of 12 MagLev Chiller modules. OBO, which installed it,...

    • Date de publication : 04/05/2007
  • Chillers: efficiency takes off

    Chillers are key refrigerating systems since, according to the Department of Energy, in the US, they account for about 13% of the power consumed by the nation's buildings and 9% of the overall demand for electric power. Examples below illustrate...

    • Date de publication : 25/10/2008
  • Oil-free chillers

    At the beginning of 2005, Climavenata will launch its new range of liquid chillers: the "Turbo Efficiency Climaveneta System" (Tecs), which is an oil-free chiller. The range is fitted with Danfoss-Turbocor R-134a centrifugal compressors :...

    • Date de publication : 10/02/2005
  • Trends and Figures: Chiller market grows and diversifies

    According to reports published during the 2008 AHR Expo held on January 22-24, 2008 in New York, the chiller market in 2006 was USD 2 billion in Asia-Pacific, USD 1.5 billion in Europe and USD 1 billion in the US. The growth (as compared to 2005)...

    • Date de publication : 13/05/2008
  • R&D topics

    In this issue of the Newsletter dedicated to environmental issues, we present several initiatives related to promising refrigeration technologies or applications which have the potential to decrease the environmental impact of refrigeration plants...

    • Date de publication : 05/08/2007
  • Briefs: Sustainable fishery in Namibia

    Since November 2009, Hangana Seafood has a new pre-sorting facility in Walvis Bay harbour, Namibia, which uses ammonia as a refrigerant. The 2800 m² sorting facility has a 0°C chill room for holding unsorted fish, two 16°C temperature-controlled...

    • Date de publication : 04/02/2011
  • Marine refrigeration

    The use of natural refrigerants is gradually spreading. Here are two examples of their use in the marine sector: - Environmentally-friendly fish transport American Freedom is one of the world's largest refrigerated ships and can hold up to...

    • Date de publication : 20/11/2007
  • Le marché mondial des frigorigènes pour systèmes de chauffage et CVC sur la période 2016-2020 (en anglais)

    Le marché mondial des frigorigènes pour systèmes CVC devrait progresser à un taux de croissance annuel composé (TCAC) de 6,35 % sur la période 2016-2020.

    • Date de publication : 01/07/2016
    • Sujets : Chiffres, économie
  • Briefs: A comeback for Einstein’s fridge?

    Scientists at Oxford University have rebuilt one of Einstein's early inventions in an attempt to develop an environmentally friendly refrigerator that runs without electricity. They have built a prototype of a fridge patented in 1930 by Einstein...

    • Date de publication : 25/10/2008
  • Briefs: A CO2 secondary refrigerant system to test icebreakers

    Travelling through the North Pole's ice-capped seas could reduce sea transport distances between Hamburg and Osaka, Japan, or Shanghai, China, for instance, by more than 4000 nautical miles, thus allowing for great time and financial savings. The...

    • Date de publication : 25/02/2009
  • Le marché mondial des compresseurs frigorifiques

    Although penalized by the Covid-19 pandemic which has strongly impacted the air conditioning sector, the compressor market has grown in certain areas such as the cold chain, the pharmaceutical industry and data...

    • Date de publication : 29/04/2021
    • Sujets : Chiffres, économie
  • Les temps forts de la conférence "Compresseurs2013": avancées technologiques concernant les compresseurs frigorifiques

    Durant la conférence internationale de l'IIF sur les compresseurs et les frigorigènes qui s'est tenue à Casta Papiernicka en juin 2013, plusieurs communications ont porté sur les avancées technologiques relatives aux compresseurs frigorifiques.

    • Date de publication : 03/01/2014