Refrigeration for mankind: 100 years on the way for sustainable refrigeration production.

Koudetechnologie in dienst van de samenleving: 100 jaar op weg naar duurzame koudeopwekking.

Author(s) : NVvK, VERWOERD M., HOOGEN B. van den

Type of monograph: Book

Summary

This book has been published by the Dutch association of refrigeration (NVvK) on the occasion of its 100th anniversary (September 2008). It is the result of a national and international literature survey. The largest applications of refrigeration systems are cold storage of food and air conditioning. Extract from the table of contents: the food chain, losses by deterioration and food safety; refrigeration technology for healthy food, and a comfortable living and working environment; energy flows in the food chain and energy consumption of refrigerating systems; there is almost no export of agricultural products without cooling; safety and environmental aspects of currently used refrigerants; are CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs an ongoing threat to climate? the actual environmental management and the implications for the refrigeration technology.

Details

  • Original title: Koudetechnologie in dienst van de samenleving: 100 jaar op weg naar duurzame koudeopwekking.
  • Record ID : 2008-1014
  • Languages: Dutch
  • Subject: Developing country, Environment, General information, HFCs alternatives
  • Publication: NVvK (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Koude) - Netherlands/Netherlands
  • Publication date: 2008
  • ISBN: 9879080837270
  • Source: Source: 60 p. (21.5 x 21.5); fig.; phot.; tabl.; ref.; 5 append.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.