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Building tuning using simulation: a practical case study.

• Author(s) : WEBB M.
• Publication date: 2017/12
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Operation, Energy consumption, Building, Design, Simulation, Case study
• Source: EcoLibrium - vol. 16 - n. 11
• Formats : PDF

Low energy educational building investment process: case study.

• Author(s) : GÓRZENSKI R., SZYMANSKI M., SZCZECHOWIAK E.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Tightness, Building, Design, Poland, Performance, Case study, Energy saving
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

Application of geothermal absorption air-conditioning system: a case study.

• Author(s) : WANG X., BIERWIRTH A., CHRIST A., et al.
• Publication date: 2013/01
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Geothermy, Chiller, Australia, Absorption, Case study, Air conditioning
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 50 - n. 1

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NH3 and CO2 Romanian study cases - refrigeration applications.

• Author(s) : TARLEA G., TARLEA A., VINCERIUC M., et al.
• Publication date: 2017/05/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Laboratory, R744, R717, Bakery, Supermarket, Romania, Case study, Energy efficiency, Refrigerant
• Source: 7^th Conference on Ammonia and CO₂ Refrigeration Technology. Proceedings: Ohrid, North Macedonia, May 11-13, 2017.
• Formats : PDF

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CO2-based water chiller for wineries: a case study.

• Author(s) : TOSATO G., MINETTO S., GIROTTO S., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/04/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Wine, Chilling, R744, Performance, Case study, Italy, Transcritical cycle, CO2
• Source: 8^th Conference on Ammonia and CO₂ Refrigeration Technology. Proceedings: Ohrid, North Macedonia, Avril 11-13, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

Simplified dynamical input–output modeling of plate heat exchangers. Case study.

• Author(s) : FRATCZAK M., NOWAK P., CZECZOT J., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/04/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Measurement, Optimization, Modelling, Reliability, Case study, Plate exchanger
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 98

Energy requalification of an historical building: a case study.

• Author(s) : BELLIA L., D'AMBROSIO ALFANO F. R., GIORDANO J., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/02
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Building, Wall, Case study, Solar energy, Energy efficiency, Italy, Lighting, Retrofitting
• Source: 49^th AiCARR International Conference. Historical and existing buildings: designing the retrofit. An overview from energy performances to indoor air quality.
• Formats : PDF

Comparison of two HVAC renovation solutions: a case study.

• Author(s) : GUSTAFSSON M., MYHREN J. A., BALES C.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Germany, Single-family house, Ventilation, Heat recovery, Heat pump, Miniaturization, Case study, Heating
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

A simulação como ferramenta de apoio à reabilitação energética de edifícios - um estudo de caso.

Simulation as a support tool in the energy retrofitting of buildings: case study.

• Author(s) : TAVARES P. F., GASPAR A. R., MARTINS A. G.
• Publication date: 2016/05/03
• Languages : Portuguese
• Keywords : Building, Simulation, Case study, Energy efficiency, Retrofitting
• Source: CYTEF 2016. VIII Congreso Ibérico y VI Congreso Iberoamericano de las Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, Coimbra-Portugal, 3-6 mayo, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

Thermal Comfort—Case Study in a Lightweight Passive House.

• Author(s) : WĄS K., RADOŃ J., SADŁOWSKA-SAŁĘGA A.
• Publication date: 2022/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermal comfort, Green building, Hygrometry, Case study, Prefabrication, Ground-source system, Indoor environment, Calculation
• Source: Energies - 15 - 13
• Formats : PDF

Dedicated to efficiency. 2016 ASHRAE Technology Award case studies.

• Author(s) : LEMIRE N., FREDERICKS R. O., BARIL P. L., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/10
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Green building, Canada, Building, Recovery, Case study, Energy efficiency, Thermal comfort, Thermal energy storage
• Source: EcoLibrium - vol. 15 - n. 9
• Formats : PDF

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CO2 installations with a multi ejector for supermarkets, case studies from various locations.

• Author(s) : FREDSLUND K, KRIEZI E. E., MADSEN K. B., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ejector system, Design, R744, Supermarket, Case study, Energy saving
• Source: 12^th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2016). Proceedings. Édimbourg, United Kingdom, August 21st-24th 2016.
• Formats : PDF

Total building commissioning: case study of the U.S. District Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

• Author(s) : SETTY B. S.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Energy consumption, Building, Commissioning, Case study, USA
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

Distributed model predictive control for building HVAC systems: a case study.

• Author(s) : PUTTA V., KIM D., CAI J., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/07/14
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Commercial building, Simulation, Prediction, Seedling, Optimization, Case study, USA, Insulation, Control (generic)
• Source: 2014 Purdue Conferences. 3rd International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

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Absorption refrigeration: an alternative for lubricant dewaxin. A case study.

• Author(s) : HEARD C. L., RODRÍGUEZ TORAL M. A.
• Publication date: 2016/03
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Mechanical vapour compression, Lubricant, Lithium, Ammonia-water, Ammonia, Absorption system, Nitrate, Case study
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 63
• Formats : PDF

Energy savings: Case study on a cool way to cut energy consumption in the UK food industry

A collaborative research and development project led by a mechanical engineering team from Brunel University, UK, found that supermarkets and food processing plants could cut their energy costs by over 30% and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

The life cycle of fluorocarbons: case studies

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition has published a guide for policymakers in which  good practices regarding the life cycle of fluorocarbons are discussed. Concrete examples of refrigerant recycling in...

• Publication date : 2022/07/08
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

Rail refrigerated transport: two case studies in Europe

While the Rungis fruits and vegetable train in France is experiencing serious difficulties, the new CoolRail rail line linking Spain to the Netherlands offers promising prospects.

• Publication date : 2019/06/28

An award-winning industrial dairy using an integrated heat pump system

A recent case study examined the energy consumption and system performance of an innovative integrated heat pump system of a dairy located in Norway. This dairy was among the winning projects of the 2019 “Heat...

• Publication date : 2021/03/29
• Subjects: Environment, Technology

Doors on supermarket refrigerators inhibit shoppers

A shopping research company from the UK studied the impact that doors on supermarket refrigerators have on consumers' behaviour.

• Publication date : 2018/06/26

IIR member news: Star Refrigeration chooses CO2 to cool down a beer warehouse

Star Refrigeration, collective member of the IIR, recently published a case study about a CO2 solution used to cool down a beer warehouse.

• Publication date : 2019/06/28

Reducing the economic costs of a direct-use geothermal heating system

Italian researchers have modelled a polymer heat exchanger to reduce the cost of a direct-use geothermal heating system for a single building in the active volcano district of the...

• Publication date : 2022/02/21
• Subjects: Technology

Growth of the global refrigerated display cabinets market

The refrigerated display cases market has been growing steadily for the past few years. Various market research analysts suggest that this growth will continue due to increasing demand from the food and beverage...

• Publication date : 2021/09/07
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Metro is extending RFID to cases and cartons

German retailer Metro is planning to start applying radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, with improved performance and capability, to cartons and cases in the fourth quarter of 2005. Metro and its industry partners, including Kraft Foods,...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

Commercial refrigeration equipment market in the US

According to a new Freedonia market study, demand for commercial refrigeration equipment in the US is expected to increase 3.1% per year through 2018 to USD 10.7 billion.

• Publication date : 2014/05/20
• Subjects: Figures, economy

The incidence of foodborne infections in France

A report, dated May 10, 2004, from the French Health Monitoring Agency (InVS) evaluated, from the analysis of available data, the incidence of foodborne infections in France. Over 200 diseases of bacterial, viral and parasitic or toxic origin are...

• Publication date : 2004/07/15

Briefs: Fridges used as monitoring tools

Sensor-equipped domestic refrigerators are found to be a useful means of improving and protecting the well-being of senior citizens living on their own. Thanks to Carlston University's TAFETA Smart Systems for Health, residents in Ottawa Community...

• Publication date : 2010/05/27

Briefs: Financial benefits of frozen food highlighted

A study commissioned by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) and conducted by the Manchester Food Research Centre concluded that it was more cost-effective for foodservice establishments to buy prepared frozen alternatives, rather than to...

• Publication date : 2009/12/09

Briefs: Open units or with glass doors?

When glass doors are used in refrigeration units, the energy savings are as a rule indicated as being "up to" 40%. Very often these figures are based on experience in a typical climate (25°C and 60% air humidity) with standard opening frequencies...

• Publication date : 2009/05/18

Energy saving initiatives for cooling in data centres

In January 2021, Europe’s leading cloud and data centre operators signed the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, a self-regulatory initiative to become climate neutral by 2030. According to recent studies, free...

• Publication date : 2021/02/25
• Subjects: Environment, Technology

Ever-expanding market research resources at your fingertips

The IIR enhances its market research resources

• Publication date : 2015/05/27

IIR member news: Cemafroid, IRSTEA and AFCE

A new study on the containment of refrigerants has been launched with the aim of identifying and promoting best practices in this regard.

• Publication date : 2015/10/07

Discover the winners of the IIR Student Competition

On the occasion of ICR2015, the IIR is sponsoring the first ever undergraduate student project competition entitled "ICR2015 Refrigeration for the Sustainable Cold Chain and Food Safety" (RSCC&FS).

• Publication date : 2015/07/15

IIR member news: AFF

The French Association of Refrigeration (AFF) recently published an online study evaluating current availability of training for CO2, ammonia and hydrocarbon refrigerants, as well as needs assessment.

• Publication date : 2014/11/24
• Subjects: Environment

CryoHub: EU project CryoHub is inviting cold chain companies to become ‘CryoHub Champions’

The CryoHub innovation project investigates and extends the potential of large-scale Cryogenic Energy Storage (CES) and applies the stored energy for both cooling and power generation.

• Publication date : 2016/06/28

The Cold Chain: A logistical challenge at the heart of the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine 

Gérald Cavalier - President of the Science and Technology Council of the International Institute of Refrigeration, President of the French Association of Refrigeration, President of the Cemafroid...

• Publication date : 2020/11/23
• Subjects: Technology, General information

ATMOsphere Europe Summit 2021 to Address EU’s Phase Down of Super-Polluting Refrigerants

The replacement of HFCs with natural refrigerants is among the topics at the online event on September 28-29.

• Publication date : 2021/09/01

Discover the winners of the prestigious awards presented at the 51st HVAC&R Congress and Exhibition

Despite being organised under particular circumstances this year, the Congress maintained high interest from key refrigeration stakeholders across Europe.

• Publication date : 2021/01/26

IIR Member news: Star Refrigeration installs ammonia chillers in an indoor skiing facility

After 90 years of existence, indoor skiing now uses modern and energy efficient technologies. Star Refrigeration participates in this evolution with its ammonia chillers.

• Publication date : 2018/12/27

Call for papers: 3rd International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain

A call for papers has been announced for the upcoming IIR conference on sustainability and the cold chain in June 2014. Particularly welcome are papers showcasing UK and international innovation in the cold-chain, and practical case studies on the...

• Publication date : 2013/08/08

Shecco Virtual Trade Show Concludes 24-Hour Global Exhibit with over 4,000 Registrations

VTS attendees came from across the global cooling marketplace, including end users, manufacturers, contractors, associations, government officials, consultants, academics, students, media, and NGOs.

• Publication date : 2020/09/04
• Subjects: Environment, HFCs alternatives

News from IIR members: IOR

The UK Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) is to hold a series of free evening lectures on new applications in ammonia-based refrigeration. The lectures will take place between October 2010 and April 2011. Successful case studies, applied research...

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

News from IIR members: ASHRAE

ASHRAE has launched High Performing Buildings, a quarterly magazine that is distributed to building owners, facility managers, architects, contractors and engineers. Its aim is to help decision makers in the building community learn about the...

• Publication date : 2011/02/04

Brief: UK Institute of Refrigeration

The UK Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) held in November its annual conference entitled "The future of cooling - opportunities and threats". Topics covered: LCCP in supermarket refrigeration systems; environmentally acceptable cooling; the EU's...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

Conference update: Sydney

The 9th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference Natural Working Fluids will be held in Sydney, Australia, on April 12-14, 2010. The call for papers and first announcement are now available:

• Publication date : 2009/05/18

Hydrocarbon refrigerants

Hydrocarbons such as R290 (propane), R600a (isobutane) or R1270 (propene/propylene) are low GWP non-toxic natural refrigerants with excellent thermodynamic properties. They offer an...

• Last update : 2022/06/22
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Hydrocarbons, Containment, refrigerant charge reduction

Cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry: drug design and bioavailability improvement

Research activities in the pharmaceutical sector focus primarily on developing novel drug formulations which can elicit the desired response upon being administered to the patient...

• Last update : 2022/11/21
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information

Additive manufacturing of regenerators for caloric cooling

In many areas of engineering, additive manufacturing allows the production of complex and multifunctional products that could not be manufactured using traditional methods. In the...

• Last update : 2022/09/16
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Caloric cooling (magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling)

Environmental impact of the ice cream industry

This summary document describes the environmental impact of ice cream manufacturing, which is mainly due to the energy consumption and refrigerants used.

• Last update : 2022/11/17
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…)

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Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data

From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...

• Last update : 2022/10/12
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Ice creams

Liquefied Natural Gas: production process and cold energy recovery

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to about -160 °C and turned into a liquid to facilitate transportation and storage. A typical LNG supply chain...

• Last update : 2022/06/20
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : LNG and LPG

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...

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English, French
• Themes : Nanofluids

Additive manufacturing of heat exchangers

In the refrigeration industry, additive manufacturing (colloquially referred to as “3D printing”) makes it possible to fabricate novel, complex and potentially more energy efficient...

• Last update : 2022/09/07
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Evaporators, condensers and other heat exchangers