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Safety of large vacuum insulated LNG tanks.

• Author(s) : KOVAC P., CHRZ V., LÁNSKY M.
• Publication date: 2019/05/08
• Languages : English
• Source: Cryogenics 2019. Proceedings of the 15^th IIR International Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, April 8-11, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

Bayesian calibration – what, why and how.

• Author(s) : MUEHLEISEN R. T., BERGERSON J.
• Publication date: 2016/07/11
• Languages : English
• Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 4^th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Long term elongation of Kevlar-49 single fiber at low temperature.

• Author(s) : BERSANI A., CANONICA L., CARIELLO M., et al.
• Publication date: 2013/02
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Mechanical property, Measurement, Low temperature, Cryogenics, Creep
• Source: Cryogenics - vol. 54

Gaseous and particulate contamination limits for data centers. 1.

• Author(s) : ASHRAE
• Publication date: 2010/04
• Languages : English
• Source: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Journal - vol. 13 - n. 2
• Formats : PDF

Heat dissipation effect on a borehole heat exchanger coupled with a heat pump.

• Author(s) : DARKWA J., SU W., CHOW D. H. C.
• Publication date: 2013/10
• Languages : English
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 60 - n. 1-2

New NIST screening method for refrigerants

Researchers from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a computational method to identify candidate low-GWP refrigerant fluids. The method identified 1234 promising low-GWP chemicals among 56 203 considered.

• Publication date : 2012/11/20

Japan: snow cooling created greater CO2 emissions

An experiment to ship snow from the north of Japan to help reduce the air conditioning load in Tokyo has created CO2 emissions three times greater than the emissions reduction achieved.

• Publication date : 2014/02/06

Road to COP28: Energy efficiency, the key to sustainable cooling in Africa

According to Francis Sempore, director of ECREEE, energy efficiency is a key sustainability issue that needs to be promoted, funded and supported through the implementation of...

• Publication date : 2023/09/25
• Subjects: Developing country

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.

• Publication date : 2013/05/16

Liquid nitrogen spray to clean spacesuits

Researchers from Washington State University developed a liquid nitrogen spray to remove moon dust from a space suit, potentially solving what is a significant challenge for future...

• Publication date : 2023/03/27
• Subjects: Technology

Honey is an efficient natural cryoprotectant in fertility preservation

While several review articles point to the need for new, effective and less toxic cryoprotectants, honey has proven to be an effective non-penetrating...

• Publication date : 2022/03/31
• Subjects: Technology

The global refrigerated transport market

The global refrigerated transport market is projected to reach USD 93,656.4 million by 2019, at a (Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2% from 2014.

• Publication date : 2015/10/15
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Promising forecasts for the global refrigerated transport market

The global refrigerated transport market is predicted to reach USD 93,656.4 million by 2019, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2%.

• Publication date : 2015/01/29
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Ice cream global trade data 2022

Europe continues to lead global exports of ice cream in 2022, according to the United Nations Comtrade database.

• Publication date : 2023/07/17
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Spacewalkers replace the cooling pumps of the ISS cosmic particle detector

Two astronauts just finished successfully repairing the cooling pumps of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer fitted to the International Space Station.

• Publication date : 2020/02/06

LHC season 3: cryogenic cooling system upgrade

The particle accelerator returned to service in 2022 after numerous improvements, including an increase in cryogenic cooling power at point 4. 

• Publication date : 2022/05/30
• Subjects: Technology

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...

• Publication date : 2021/04/28
• Subjects: Technology

New Working Group: Cooling and Refrigeration Emissions and Energy Data Working Group (CREED)

 IIR and UNEP-led Cool Coalition are excited to announce the formation of a new working group titled "Cooling and Refrigeration Emissions and Energy Data Working Group (CREED)"

• Publication date : 2024/06/27

Refrigeration Creates the Future

This is the title of the next Congress of the International Institute of Refrigeration to be held on August 21-26, 2007 in Beijing. It will be a flagship event in more ways than one: - refrigeration meets the needs of humanity and will continue to...

• Publication date : 2006/05/05

Expo Froid - A public exhibition dedicated to refrigeration

From December 5, 2017 to September 16, 2018 a staggering 250,000 visitors explored the “Expo Froid” (Cold Exhibition) at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie.

• Publication date : 2018/12/05

Fridoc: the most comprehensive refrigeration database in the world

Fridoc contains documents written in 36 languages by over 80,000 authors from 93 countries.

• Publication date : 2016/06/29

Publish your PhD thesis dedicated to refrigeration in the IIR Fridoc database

The IIR references and makes available in open access on its website, PhD theses dedicated to refrigeration. Your thesis, your database.

• Publication date : 2017/03/08

Member news: Ultra-low temperatures. NIST creates a more efficient pulse-tube refrigerator prototype

American researchers have created a prototype pulse-tube refrigerator that significantly reduces the time and energy required to reach temperatures close to absolute zero: an exciting advance for the quantum...

• Publication date : 2024/06/27

New president of IIR Commission C2 on food science and engineering

The IIR is proud to announce the appointment of Judith Evans, Professor at London South Bank University, as the new president of IIR Commission C2 on food science and engineering.

• Publication date : 2016/07/06

Press release: IIR launches new Working Group on “Whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation”

During the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) Science and Technology Council meeting on June 15, 2017, a new IIR Working Group on “Whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation” was officially created.

• Publication date : 2017/07/26

Press release: Publish your PhD thesis dedicated to refrigeration in the International Institute of Refrigeration Fridoc database

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) references and makes available in open access on its website, PhD theses dedicated to refrigeration.

• Publication date : 2017/03/08

The IIR around the world: October 2023

A look back at the IIR's latest events at Refcold in India, the ESEF forum in Praia, Cabo Verde, and the SIFA trade fair in France. 

• Publication date : 2023/10/24

SophiA at ESEF 2024 in Abidjan

SophiA will organise a 3-hour hybrid workshop focused on ongoing solar cooling and heating projects in the ECOWAS region.

• Publication date : 2024/10/25
• Subjects: Developing country

A new version of the ATP Agreement

The new version on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such carriage became effective from 30 September 2015. The IIR was involved in this process thanks to its Commission D2...

• Publication date : 2015/10/20

ICR2015 : The 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration

16 - 22 August 2015, the 24th ICR takes place in Yokohama, Japan!

• Publication date : 2013/10/10

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

2005 will bring many changes in the field of refrigeration as a whole, and also in the IIR's activities. Discussions on climate change are in the limelight thanks to the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol which will further limit the use of...

• Publication date : 2005/02/11

IJR Editorial: World Refrigeration Day 2020

Editorial of Didier Coulomb, Director General of the IIR, published in volume 113 of the International...

• Publication date : 2020/06/10

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...

• Last update : 2023/01/16
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Fruit, Vegetables

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

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 : 2023/06/30
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Ice creams

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 : 2023/03/10
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information

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...

• Last update : 2023/11/07
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Freezing of foodstuffs