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Performance and limitations of atmospheric water generation heat pumps.
Recommended by the IIR / IIR document
Comparative study on the cooling performance of evaporative cooling systems using seawater and freshwater.
Desalination through reverse osmosis (RO): a sustainable and cost effective future technology for energy and water management.
IIR document
Performance analysis of water source heat pump air-conditioning system for Haihe River as heat source.
The analysis of binary fluid ejector assisted solar desalination system.
A novel flexible multi-effect absorption system for the production of controllable quantities of power, heating, cooling, and desalination.
Experimental characterisation and optimisation of an innovative desalination process.
Performance evaluation of solar-activated integrated double-stage water desalination and air conditioning plant.
Hybrid Solar-Driven Desalination/Cooling Systems: Current Situation and Future Trend.
Economic and Technical Analysis of a Hybrid Dry Cooling Cycle to Replace Conventional Wet Cooling Towers for High Process Cooling Loads.
Microbiological changes in farm reared freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man) in ice.
TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE FISH: EXPERIENCES WITH CARP, BLACK-BASS AND TROUT HATCHES AND ONE YEAR OLD TROUTS.
Experiment study on fresh water generation system utilizing vacuum evaporation.
MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE OF FRESH WATER FISH FILLETS (CATLA CATLA).
STUDIES ON THE KEEPING QUALITY OF CHRYSICHTHYS AND TILAPIA DURING ICE PRESERVATION.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Meeting the cooling and freshwater needs of arid countries
In a recent review article, the authors summarised research efforts in meeting cooling and freshwater demands in arid and hot climates, using available solar...
A refrigeration system to produce freshwater in arid areas
A team of researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China demonstrated how integrating adsorption cooling and a heat pump system can improve the productivity of an...
Treated water for district cooling
In Dubai, Empower claims to have saved 735,000 m3 of fresh water last year by using treated water in its district cooling systems.
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...
New guidelines for the heat pump sector: EHPA releases F-gas regulation guide
The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has published a detailed guide on the new F-Gas regulation, helping the sector navigate key changes.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
