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RACHP Systems: the pressure equipment (safety) regulations and pressure equipment directive

• Author(s) : IoR
• Publication date: 2021/09
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerating equipment, Safety, Pressure, Flammability, Regulations
• Formats : PDF, Website

Growing cold chain and refrigeration equipment market.

• Publication date: 2016/09/25
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerating equipment, Cold chain, China, Statistics, World, Market, India
• Source: JARN - vol. 48 - n. 9

World refrigeration equipment market.

• Author(s) : JARN
• Publication date: 2016/09/25
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerating equipment, Generality, Refrigerated transport, Display cabinet, World, Market, Cold storage, Refrigerant
• Source: JARN - vol. 572-S

Recommended by the IIR / IIR document

Inverse cycles. Refrigeration equipment.

• Author(s) : LAZZARIN R.
• Publication date: 2020
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Reversed cycle, Generality, Refrigerating equipment
• Formats : PDF

Laboratório de etiqutagem energética de equipementos de frio comercial e profissional. [in Spanish]

Energy labelling laboratory for refrigerated display and storage equipment for professional use.

• Author(s) : CABRAL P.
• Publication date: 2018/06/19
• Languages : Portuguese
• Keywords : Standardization, Refrigerating equipment, Industrial application, Energy consumption, Commercial application, Cold room, Laboratory, Temperature, Portugal, Testing
• Source: CYTEF 2018. IX Congreso Ibérico y VII Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, Valencia, España, 19-21 junio 2018.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Cryopreservation: methods, equipment and critical concerns.

• Author(s) : NANNOU T. K., TREMBLEY J., HERRMANN J., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/06/22
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Generality, Cryobiology, Liquid nitrogen, Review, Storage, Equipment, Cryopreservation
• Source: 1^st IIR International Conference of Cryogenics and Refrigeration Technology (ICCRT 2016). Proceedings: Bucharest, Romania, June 22-25, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

Principi di base del condizionamento dell'aria. 162a lezione. Condizionamento di locali particolari condizioni gravose: scelta del tipo di apparecchiatura e sua installazione.

Basic principle of air conditioning. 162nd lesson. Local conditioning in harsh environments: selecting the equipment and its setting.

• Author(s) : FANTONI P.
• Publication date: 2015/03
• Languages : Italian
• Keywords : Plant (equipment), Generality, Air, Filtration, Equipment, Air conditioning
• Source: Industria & Formazione - vol. 39 - n.387
• Formats : PDF

REAL alternatives: blended learning for alternative refrigerants in new equipments.

• Author(s) : BASSI M.
• Publication date: 2015/06/12
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Training, Regulations, Refrigerating equipment, Ammonia, Substitute, Hydrocarbon, HFC, Refrigerant, CO2
• Source: Le ultime tecnologie del freddo e del condizionamento. Atti del 16° Convegno Europeo: June 12-13, 2015, Milano, Italia.
• Formats : PDF

Development of operating envelope limits for equipment tested in a wind tunnel.

• Author(s) : SARFRAZ O., BACH C. K.
• Publication date: 2016/07/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermodynamics, Psychrometry, Operation, Wind tunnel, Evaporation, Evaporator, Testing, Equipment
• Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 16th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Equipment for refrigerants with lower (A2L) and higher (A3) flammability.

• Author(s) : AREA, BUONI M.
• Publication date: 2016/04
• Languages : English
• Keywords : R600a, R1270, Safety, Low GWP, Transport, R290, Flammability, Hydrocarbon, HFC, Equipment, Refrigerant

IIR document

Personal protective equipment for safety when working with NH3 and CO2.

• Author(s) : JOHNSON E. D., McKEOWN E.
• Publication date: 2019/04/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Staff, Protection, Generality, Safety, R744, R717, Ammonia, Equipment, CO2
• Source: 8^th Conference on Ammonia and CO₂ Refrigeration Technology. Proceedings: Ohrid, North Macedonia, Avril 11-13, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

ATP-approved equipment for refrigerated road transport - Serbia's experiences.

• Author(s) : STAMENKOVIC D., POPOVIC V., VOROTOVIC G.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Road transport, Refrigerated transport, Republic of Serbia, Control (automatic), Performance, Expérimentation, Equipment, Insulation
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

Attrezzatura per refrigeranti a bassa (A2l) ed alta infiammabilità (A3).

Equipment for refrigerants with lower (A2L) and higher (A3) flammability.

• Author(s) : AREA, BUONI M.
• Publication date: 2016/04
• Languages : Italian
• Keywords : R600a, R1270, Safety, Low GWP, Transport, R290, Flammability, Hydrocarbon, HFC, Equipment, Refrigerant

Comparison of effect of office level and individual equipment diversity factor on load factor calculation.

• Author(s) : SARFRAZ O., BACH C. K.
• Publication date: 2018/07/09
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Office, Energy consumption, Electricity, Calculation, Building, Equipment, Thermal load
• Source: 2018 Purdue Conferences. 5^th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Düsük (A2l) ve yüksek (A3) tutusma potansiyeline sahip sogutkanlara servis için gerekli donanim.

Equipment for refrigerants with lower (A2L) and higher (A3) flammability.

• Author(s) : AREA, BUONI M.
• Publication date: 2016/04
• Languages : Turkish
• Keywords : R600a, R1270, Safety, Low GWP, Transport, R290, Flammability, Hydrocarbon, HFC, Equipment, Refrigerant

World HVAC Equipment Market

World demand for HVAC equipment is expected to rise 6.1% per year through 2016

• Publication date : 2012/11/22
• Subjects: Figures, economy

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

According to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Annex II, "Equipment containing gases that are ozone depleting or have a global warming potential (GWP) above 15, such as those contained in foams and refrigeration...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

Briefs: Accuracy of temperature-measuring equipment

Food Refrigeration & Process Engineering Research (FRPERC), University of Bristol (UK) has conducted studies on 3 types of temperature-monitoring equipment. The temperatures were measured between mock (tylose) food packs in 3 retail cabinets....

• Publication date : 2004/07/27

Buildings: heating and cooling equipment roadmap

At the request of the G8, IEA is developing a series of roadmaps for some of the most important technologies needed for achieving a global energy-related CO2 emissions target in 2050 of 50% below current levels. Energy-efficient Buildings: Heating...

• Publication date : 2011/08/11

Briefs: New recycling scheme for air-conditioning equipment

The WEE European directive, due to come into force within 2-3 years is already triggering responses from manufacturers. In this sense, Daikin is even going beyond the requirements of the directive for recycling electrical and electronic goods and...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

Global demand for commercial refrigeration equipment to rise.

The demand is predicted to benefit from strong growth in some of the world’s largest developing nations.

• Publication date : 2013/02/14
• Subjects: Figures, economy

ARI launches a certification program for commercial refrigeration equipment

The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) has announced the launch of a new certification programme for commercial display and storage cabinets. There are 25 other ARI certification programmes, all of them aim at giving consumers...

• Publication date : 2007/05/23

Russia: Refrigerating equipment market

According to a new market report published by IndexBox Marketing, the Russian refrigerating equipment market – except household type equipment – in 2012 was worth 319.447 million € – an increase of 5.1% compared to the previous year.

• Publication date : 2014/12/02
• Subjects: Figures, economy

World commercial refrigeration equipment market

The commercial refrigeration equipment market amounted to USD 43.3 billion in 2019, up 4.8% versus 2017. Of this total, the refrigerated display cabinet market represented USD 21.5 billion.

• Publication date : 2019/10/30
• Subjects: Figures, economy

World commercial refrigeration equipment market

According to a new study from Freedonia, global demand for commercial refrigeration equipment is forecast to increase 4.7 percent annually through 2018 to USD 36.5 billion.

• Publication date : 2014/11/18
• Subjects: Figures, economy

The global commercial refrigeration equipment market

The global commercial refrigeration equipment market was valued at USD 29,558.8 million in 2014 and it is expected to reach USD 40,874.9 million by 2020.

• Publication date : 2015/12/07
• Subjects: Figures, economy

World refrigeration equipment market is growing

The global refrigeration market value reached USD 96.3 billion in 2017, showing an increase of about 4.6% compared with 2016, JARN said. Of the total, commercial applications hold the largest market share with USD 61.3 billion.

• Publication date : 2018/11/22
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Energy efficiency of HVAC equipment suffers due to poor installation

According to a NIST research report, the benefits of improved energy efficiency ratings can go for naught if the refrigerating equipment is not installed properly.

• Publication date : 2014/12/02

Europe commercial refrigeration equipment market

Europe commercial refrigeration equipment market was valued at USD 7,745.0 million in 2012. The market revenue is expected to see volume grow at a CAGR of 4.2% from 2013 to 2019 reaching 5.0 million units by 2019.

• Publication date : 2014/08/06
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Lyophilization equipment and services market

New market report published by Transparency Market Research indicates the global lyophilization equipment and services market valued at USD 2.73 billion in 2013.

• Publication date : 2014/11/26

Upcoming conferences: Innovative Equipment and Systems for Comfort and Food Preservation

Innovative Equipment and Systems for Comfort and Food Preservation, an IIR Conference, will be held in Auckland, New Zealand on February 16-19, 2006. Keynote speakers: James Braun, Robert Heap, Forbes Pearson, Satish Kandlikar and Paul Waide....

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

Activities of IIR’s Commission B2 on “Refrigerating Equipment”

Focus on the IIR's Commission B2

• Publication date : 2017/07/11

Spotlight on Commission B2: at the forefront of refrigerating equipment

Coordinated by the IIR Science and Technology Council, Commission B2 focuses on promoting knowledge of refrigerating equipment technologies and their applications worldwide.

• Publication date : 2015/05/15

Activities of the IIR’s Commission B2 on Refrigerating Equipment

The IIR’s Commission B2, which includes 70 experts from 25 IIR member countries on all continents, is extremely active and participates in many IIR activities aimed at promoting knowledge of refrigeration technologies and their applications...

• Publication date : 2014/11/20

New in our Encyclopedia: additive manufacturing for refrigeration equipment

Additive manufacturing makes it possible to optimise the geometry and performance of cooling components such as heat exchangers and regenerators for caloric...

• Publication date : 2022/09/28
• Subjects: Technology

Proposal for technical and financial collaboration: Census of cold production equipment in the industrial and tertiary sectors in France (in French)

As part of its activities in industrial and commercial refrigeration, the EDF R&D TREE department is planning to carry out a study on the French stock of installed refrigeration equipment.

• Publication date : 2020/09/28

3rd International Conference “Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering, Air Conditioning and Life Support Systems”

The 3rd International Conference “Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering, Air Conditioning and Life Support Systems”, supported by the IIR took place in Moscow on November 19-20, 2019 at the Bauman University.

• Publication date : 2019/11/29

IIR website: a new course on inverse cooling cycles

A new course material prepared by Renato Lazzarin has been added to the “Courses and training” section of the IIR web site: “Inverse cycles – Refrigerating Equipment”.

• Publication date : 2019/04/30

New IIR Informatory Note on thermal energy storage systems

IIR’s latest Informatory Note demonstrates that a well-designed TES system can reduce energy consumption through more efficient equipment operation and lower investment costs, thus reducing the equipment...

• Publication date : 2022/01/28

Member news: Daikin equips the cooling system of Norway’s largest data centre

Daikin enhances the energy efficiency of Norway’s largest data centre with a full range of cooling equipment. 

• Publication date : 2025/03/19

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

Two new IIR Informatory Notes on Energy Recovery!

The IIR has just published two new Informatory Notes on energy recovery: one on Energy Recovery in Mechanical Ventilation Systems and the other one on Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Equipment. 

• Publication date : 2021/06/29

Cooling data centres: A major economic challenge

Larger data centres can use a staggering amount of energy just to ensure the day-to-day running of electronic equipment. As a result, these data centres can produce a great deal of heat, which require large-scale cooling systems in order to...

• Publication date : 2017/03/29

The IIR publishes two new IIR Informatory Notes on Energy Recovery!

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has just published two new Informatory Notes on energy recovery: one on Energy Recovery in Mechanical Ventilation Systems and the other one on Air-to-Air Energy...

• Publication date : 2021/07/13
• Subjects: Environment, Technology

Download the new IIR Informatory Note on Solar Cooling

Solar cooling may have a very positive environmental impact reducing the usage of fossil fuel, and the technology is almost mature enough to compete with conventional cooling equipment.

• Publication date : 2017/05/15

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

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

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

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Heat pump stock in Europe

This table presents the stock of installed heat pumps, the CO2 emissions avoided and the number of jobs in the heat pump sector in Europe.

• Last update : 2021/12/14
• Langues : English
• Themes : Heat pumps, energy recovery: economics and statistics