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Equilibrium vapor pressure properties for absorbent and adsorbent materials.
Analysis of [hmim][PF6] and [hmim][Tf2N] ionic liquids as absorbents for an absorption refrigeration system.
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Absorption Refrigeration Systems Based on Ammonia as Refrigerant Using Different Absorbents: Review and Applications
CO2 absorption/desorption performance enhancement by nanoabsorbents.
Performance of a vapour absorption refrigeration system operating with ionic liquid-ammonia combination with water as cosolvent.
Non-absorbable gasses motor-less purge system for absorption heat transformers.
Visual experimental research on the effect of nozzle orifice structure on r124-DMAC absorption process in a vertical bubble tube.
Experimental investigation of an absorption refrigerator working with ionic liquid and ethanol.
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Natural working fluids for absorption refrigeration.
Selection of optimal mixed liquid desiccants and performance analysis of the liquid desiccant cooling system.
Influence of microstructured surface modifications on the wettability of absorber tubes.
Entropy parameters for falling film absorber optimization.
A simulation study of n-butane absorption refrigeration system using commercial hydrocarbons as absorbents.
Temperature-responsive material applied to high-performance absorbers.
Investigation of atomizing-spray adiabatic absorber.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Latest research on ammonia-based absorption refrigeration systems
A recent article has reviewed literature on absorption chillers that use ammonia as a refrigerant, along with water (H2O), lithium nitrate (LiNO3), and lithium nitrate + water...
A Listeria monocytogenes biosensor based on gold nanoparticles
The innovation is an inexpensive, portable, disposable enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay-based biosensing strip that detects L. monocytogenes theough gold particle-modified screen-printed carbon electrodes.
Radiative cooling: smart materials to switch from heating to cooling
Researchers have developed a radiative thermal management device, composed of several layers of reflective/absorbent materials, capable of switching between heating and cooling...
Next generation of working pairs in absorption heat pumps
The history and latest developments in working pairs for absorption heat pumps were discussed in a recent review article.
Novel desiccant materials for more energy-efficient AC systems
Teams of researchers at MIT and at Texas A&M University have developed novel desiccant materials that could lead to more energy-efficient and economical room air conditioners and...
A refrigeration system to produce freshwater in arid areas
A team of researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China demonstrated how integrating adsorption cooling and a heat pump system can improve the productivity of an...
ICR2019: overview of current refrigeration research topics (part IV)
Energy storage, desiccant air conditioning, high-temperature heat pumps and ejector technologies were some of the salient topics of the latest IIR Congress. Continuation of the synthesis of key presentations of ICR2019.
THRIVE project explores new developments for adsorbtion heat pumps
Launched in 2014, the four-year project THRIVE was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) to investigate adsorption heat pumps and to develop a system powered by waste heat.
New cryogenic methods to control indoor air pollution
The journal Science of the Total Environment will publish in February 2019 an article exploring the capacity of cryogenic technologies to tackle indoor air pollution.
Radiative cooling coatings that can adapt to the seasons
A novel material can be used as a coating on building’s rooftops or windows to provide radiative cooling in the summer without overcooling in the colder months.
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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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...
