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A detailed study of the transient behavior of dual-skin chest-freezer with R290.
Heat transfer measurement and modelling in a jacketed batch stirred reactor applied to CO2 hydrate formation kinetic study.
Investigation of a mixed effect absorption chiller powered by jacket water and exhaust gas waste heat of internal combustion engine.
Investigation of an ammonia-water combined power and cooling system driven by the jacket water and exhaust gas heat of an internal combustion engine.
Advances in Thermal Management Technologies of Electrical Machines.
Analysis on the characteristic of heat absorbed by the pipes in pipe-embedded double-skin façade (PDSF).
Optimization and comparison of double-layer and double-side micro-channel heat sinks with nanofluid for power electronics cooling.
A modified jacketed cold storage design.
The dynamic double façade: an integrated approach to high performance building envelopes.
Double-walled heat exchanger risk analysis for Group B1 and Group B2 refrigerants.
The influence of double façades on building heat losses and cooling loads.
Modelling and simulation of a double-skin facade system.
Non-gray radiative convective conductive modeling of a double glass window with a cavity filled with a mixture of absorbing gases.
Mechanical tests on the ITER PF 316L jacket after compaction.
Cooling of buildings avoiding classical refrigeration systems.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Low-cost cold storage in Kenya using evaporative cooling
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Nairobi are designing affordable off-grid cold storage units for perishable crops in Kenya, using evaporative...
The benefits of thermal energy storage for cold chain applications
Several presentations at the IIR ICCC 2022 conference focused on the potential applications of Thermal Energy Storage (TES) and Phase-Change Materials (PCMs) and highlighted the...
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World Energy Outlook 2024: cooling drives electricity demand, especially in developing countries
In its latest report, the IEA predicts that residential air conditioning will require an extra 700 TWh of electricity by 2035, more than three times the extra demand from computer...
IIR GL2020 conference: Range of CO2 applications
Almost half of the presentations at the IIR Gustav Lorentzen conference in Kyoto focused on CO2, in commercial refrigeration systems but also in many other applications. Overview of these...
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...
China: Latest policy measures to tackle end-of-life recycling and disposal of cooling equipment
In 2024, China has implemented several measures to reduce emissions from HFC and HCFC refrigerant recycling and recovery through cooling equipment end-of-life recycling and disposal.
Evaporative cooling experimentations in urban areas
Various researches are currently being conducted to study the impact of evaporative cooling in urban areas.
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...
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WGC PARIS 2015: “Growing together towards a friendly planet”
The 26th World Gas Conference (WGC), held in Paris last week, offered attendees an ideal opportunity for networking, learning and sharing information on the latest developments
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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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...
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.
