IIR Thematic files

Cryology and gas processing

LNG

New record for LNG trade in 2018

Published 2019

Summary of key figures and major trends on the global liquefied natural gas market in 2018. [See the file] [See all the files in this theme]

Thermodynamics and transfer processes

Thermodynamique Thermodynamics of the new refrigerants

Mark O. Mc Linden (published in August 2019)

This article reviews the thermodynamic characteristics that underpin the choice of a refrigerant. Access to this file is free for IIR members. [See the file]

Refrigerants and secondary refrigerants

Overview of refrigerants per application

Published in March 2019
Overview of the refrigerants currently used and the refrigerant options for existing and new equipment in the various domains of the refrigeration sector, based on the 2018 RTOC Assessment Report. [See the file] [See all the files in this theme]

Refrigerating equipment

Refrigerating equipment COOL-SAVE European Project: Best Practice Guide

Published in April 2015
Development and dissemination of cost-effective strategies to improve energy-efficiency in cooling systems in the food and drink sector. [See the file]

Cryobiology and cryomedicine

Cryomedicine New challenges in "Cold Applications in Life Sciences"

Ralf Herzog, President of IIR Section A (published in October 2016)

Brief summary of novel approaches regarding low temperature physics and cryogenics in the field of life sciences. [See the file]

Application of refrigeration to perishable products

Food Commercial, professional and domestic refrigeration

Cold Chain Technology Brief. IIR, UN Environment (2018)

Overview of the current equipment and technologies, market trends, refrigerant options, development perspectives and challenges related to this essential link in the food cold chain. [See the file] [See all the files in this theme]

Refrigerated storage

Cold Storage and Refrigerated Warehouse

Cold Chain Technology Brief. IIR, UN Environment (2018)

Overview of the current equipment and technologies, market trends, refrigerant options, development perspectives and challenges related to this essential link in the food cold chain. [See the file]

Refrigerated transport

Transport Refrigeration

Cold Chain Technology Brief. IIR, UN Environment (2018)

Overview of the current equipment and technologies, market trends, refrigerant options, development perspectives and challenges related to this essential link in the food cold chain. [See the file] [See all the files in this theme]

Industrial, commercial and domestic refrigeration

Integrated CO₂ solutions for Supermarkets

Armin Hafner and Petter Nekså (June 2018)

Integrated CO₂ systems in supermarkets can simultaneously provide refrigeration at various temperature levels, as well as air conditioning and dehumidification, heating, and even hot water. Access to this file is free for IIR members. [See the file]

Air conditioning

Technical Note on Evaporative Cooling

Renato Lazzarin, President of IIR Commission E1 (2015)

Operating principles and applications of evaporative cooling; a low-cost and effective technology, particularly in hot and dry climates. [See the file]

Heat pumps and energy recovery

PAC Heat Pumps for Decarbonising Heating and Cooling

par Hermann Halozan, former President of IIR Commission E2

Heat pumps are a key technology for efficient and CO₂-free heating and cooling, especially in the building sector. [See the file]

General information on refrigeration, energy and the environment

History A Brief History of Refrigeration

Maxime Duminil
A brief history of refrigeration, from the first ethyl ether vapour compression systems of Jacob Perkins in 1835 and James Harrison in 1855. [See the file]