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Energy savings with every alteration: lessons learned in Seattle from 30 years of experience of applying energy standards to historic and existing buildings.
Analyse thermodynamique d’une configuration modifiée du cycle frigorifique à absorption-diffusion.
Thermodynamic analysis of an altered configuration in the absorption-diffusion refrigeration cycle.
Alterações na qualidade de novos smoothies a base de manga durante conservação refrigerada.
Spoilage in the quality of new mango-based smoothies during refrigerated preservation.
Comportamiento de dos nuevas variedades de granada, Smith y Purple Queen®, durante la conservación a dos temperaturas.
Behaviour of two new pomegranate varieties, Smith and Purple Queen®, during storage at two temperatures.
Prevention of chilling injury in pomegranates revisited: pre- and post-harvest factors, mode of actions, and technologies involved.
A novel colorimetric sensor array for monitoring fresh pork sausages spoilage.
IIR document
Investigation of the variability in the measurement of cyclic degradation coefficient of air conditioning systems.
Identification of deteriorated components in an air separation plant and evaluating their impact on overall performance through steady state simulation.
Theoretical model for buoyancy-induced heat transfer deterioration under supercritical pressure.
Changes in the quality of apple tissue subjected to different freezing rates during long-term frozen storage at different temperatures.
Numerical investigation into the effect of opening and closing on flow and heat transfer characteristics in a domestic refrigerator.
Effect of ammonia environment on the quality of boxed non-dairy cream.
Numerical simulation on buoyancy-induced deterioration of supercritical heat transfer.
Effect of surface roughness on the mass flow rate predictions for adiabatic capillary tubes.
Experimental investigation of an adjustable thermoacoustically-driven thermoacoustic refrigerator.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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PCMs and ice slurries: PCMs: two recent applications
Phase-change materials (PCMs) can provide thermal storage which means that they can absorb thermal energy when they solidify and release it when they melt. This can be very useful to dampen temperature swings. PCMs are usually water-based and are...
Refrigerated containers: state of play and perspectives
Refrigerated containers play an essential role in the maritime refrigerated transport sector; a look back at the stages of their development and the recent and future technological advances of this...
The heating & air conditioning market in the US
According to a report market published by Ibis World international in October 2013, industry revenue has declined at an annual rate of -1.4% to USD 61 billion for the period 2008-2013.
Reducing food waste: can we keep open canned sardines in the refrigerator?
Researchers from the University of Porto studied the shelf life at 4°C of open canned sardines, depending on the type of seasoning (sardines in brine, vegetable oil, tomato...
Temperature control and sustainability, the challenges of 3D meat printing
Temperature control is a key factor that still limits the application of 3D printing in the meat industry, according to recent scientific publications.
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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Cold storage conditions for fruits and vegetables
Practical recommendations for the cold storage of over 200 cultivars of fruits, vegetables and herbs (storage temperatures, relative humidity, storage time, controlled atmosphere...
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...
