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Materials, structures, and devices for dynamic radiative cooling.
- Author(s) : WANG J., TAN G., YANG R., ZHAO D.
- Publication date: 2022/12/21
- Languages : English
- Keywords : Radiative cooling, Review, Energy saving, Energy consumption, Building, Textile, Car, Aerospace application, Household application, Solar radiation, Thermal comfort
- Source: Cell Reports Physical Science. - vol. 3 - n. 12
- Formats : PDF
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Updated Global Warming Potentials and Radiative Efficiencies of Halocarbons and Other Weak Atmospheric Absorbers
- Author(s) : HODNEBROG Ø., AAMAAS B., FUGLESTVEDT J.S., MARSTON G., MYHRE G., NIELSEN C.J., SANDSTAD M., SHINE K. P., WALLINGTON T. J.
- Publication date: 2020/09
- Languages : English
- Source: Reviews of Geophysics - vol. 58 - n. 3
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Passive Thermal Control Design Methods, Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation for Micro and Nanosatellites Carrying Infrared Imager.
- Author(s) : SELVADURAI S., CHANDRAN A., VALENTINI D., LAMPRECHT B.
- Publication date: 2022/03
- Languages : English
- Keywords : Aerospace application, Satellite, Electronics, Heat pipe, Radiator, Infrared, Modelling, Cryocooler, Design, Passive cooling
- Source: Applied Sciences - vol. 12 - n. 6
- Formats : PDF
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Durable radiative cooling paints for reduced global greenhouse effect.
- Author(s) : BARBER E.
- Publication date: 2023
- Languages : English
- Keywords : Radiative cooling, Painting, CO2 emission, Energy consumption, Air conditioning, Heating, Solar radiation, Modelling, Expérimentation
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Radiant Conditioning Retrofitting for Residential Buildings.
- Author(s) : DO. H. Q., LUTHER M. B., AMIRKHANI M., WANG Z., MARTEK I.
- Publication date: 2022/01
- Languages : English
- Keywords : Residential building, Retrofitting, Thermal comfort, Air conditioning, Australia, Energy consumption, Radiative cooling, Review
- Source: Energies - vol. 15 - n. 2
- Formats : PDF
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THE AVAILABILITY OF SOLAR RADIATION IN BEER-SHEVA (THE NEGEV REGION).
- Author(s) : KUDISH A. I., WOLF D., MACHLAY Y.
- Publication date: 1982/03/14
- Languages : English
- Keywords : Calculation, Earth radiation, Solar energy, Israel
- Source: Solar Energy for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
- Formats : PDF
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Energy saving by accumulation of night radiant-evaporative cooled water.
- Author(s) : MARKOSKI M. J.
- Publication date: 1995/08/20
- Languages : English
- Keywords : Vapour pressure, Cold water, Earth radiation, Evaporative system, Energy saving
- Source: For a Better Quality of Life. 19th International Congress of Refrigeration.
- Formats : PDF
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Earth-air heat exchangers in the Belgian climate: analysis of the potential with a 3D modelling technique.
- Author(s) : PAEPE M. de
- Publication date: 2001/09/11
- Languages : English
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Evaluation of a tracking flat-plate solar collector in Brazil.
- Author(s) : MAIA C. B., FERREIRA A. G., HANRIOT S. M.
- Publication date: 2014/12
- Languages : English
- Keywords : Solar collector, Brazil, Solar radiation, Flat plate, Expérimentation, Energy efficiency
- Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 73 - n. 1
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Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: 2006 assessment.
- Author(s) : ONU Environnement (ex-PNUE)
- Publication date: 2006/12
- Languages : English
- Keywords : Regulations, Radiation, HCFC, CFC, Ultraviolet, Solar radiation, Atmosphere, Air quality, Aerosol, Review, Stratosphere, Health, Prediction, Pollution, Pollutant, Disease, HFC, Environment, Greenhouse effect, Ozone depletion, Refrigerant, Climate
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All-solid-state optical coolers: history, status, and potential.
- Author(s) : MUNGAN C. E., BUCHWALD M. I.
- Publication date: 2006/06/14
- Languages : English
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Thermal radiation heat transfer: including wavelength dependence into modelling.
- Author(s) : ZEVENHOVEN R., FÄLT M., GOMES L. P.
- Publication date: 2014/12
- Languages : English
- Keywords : Building, Heat transfer, Passive cooling, Solar radiation, R125, Simulation, HFC, Energy efficiency, Air conditioning, CO2
- Source: International Journal of thermal Sciences - vol. 86
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Optimisation of functionally gradated material thermoelectric cooler for the solar space power system.
- Author(s) : GASIK M., BILOTSKY Y.
- Publication date: 2014/05
- Languages : English
- Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 66 - n. 1-2
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Chauffage du sous-sol des chambres de congélation.

Heating the ground under freezing chambers.
- Author(s) : CHRISTIAEN P.
- Publication date: 2007/04
- Languages : French
- Source: Cool Comf. - vol. 9 - n. 33
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Constructal theory of global circulation and climate.
- Author(s) : REIS A. H., BEJAN A.
- Publication date: 2006/06
- Languages : English
- Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 49 - n. 11-12
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Radiative Cooling in the Sub-Saharan Desert

A new way of lowering temperatures without using electricity has recently been developed. Iterrae, a French company, has discovered a way of using radiative cooling, a phenomenon that takes place at night, when the Earth is cooled by the 0 K...
- Publication date : 2007/08/05
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Optical refrigeration

A team in New Mexico University has created the first-ever optical cryocooler that could be applied to airborne and spaceborne sensors. It uses optical refrigeration which could enable miniaturization, an alternative to bulky mechanical...
- Publication date : 2010/05/27
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Earth-to-air heat exchanger for air conditioning in a Colombian tropical weather

In a recent theoretical study, a passive cooling system using an earth-to-air heat exchanger (EAHE) was modelled for the Colombian tropical weather.
- Publication date : 2021/08/02
- Subjects: Developing country, Technology
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Cooling without electricity

The US Stanford University is currently testing an innovative cooling technology using radiative sky cooling.
- Publication date : 2018/01/24
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Quantifying ozone recovery: new scientific study confirms Montreal Protocol’s success in reducing Antarctic ozone depletion

Through rigorous statistical detection of the temporal and spatial structure of Antarctic ozone recovery, a study published in Nature in March 2025 confirms that ozone recovery is due primarily to the reduction...
- Publication date : 2025/03/25
- Subjects: Environment
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Juice mission: discovering the icy moons of Jupiter

ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket on 14 April 2023. This successful launch marks the beginning of an ambitious journey to discover the secrets...
- Publication date : 2023/04/26
- Subjects: Technology
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Quest for the eternal bubble

Two Paris-based artists, Olivier Dollinger and Jochen Dehn, are attempting to freeze a liquid bubble permanently. The bubble is to be suspended in mid-air thanks to a refined air-flow system, in a large low-temperature refrigerated display cabinet.
- Publication date : 2013/09/13
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Editorial by Mrs. Sylvie Lemmet

The refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) industry is remarkable for its contribution to sustainable development and indeed to the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. Preservation of perishable food and medicines has resulted in...
- Publication date : 2007/08/05
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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)
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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
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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 : 2023/06/23
- Langues : French, English
- Themes : LNG and LPG
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14^th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems

September 08, 2025 - September 10, 2025

London, United Kingdom

On September 8-10, 2025, the 13th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems of City University of London will provide a forum for debate on developments in air, gas and refrigeration...

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