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Performance evaluation of shaped MIL-101-ethanol working pair for adsorption refrigeration.
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Visualization and measurement of adsorption and desorption process in activated carbon/ethanol pair adsorber.
Corrected adsorption rate model of activated carbon-ethanol pair by means of CFD simulation.
Transient simulation of finned tube type adsorber employing activated carbon-ethanol as adsorbent-refrigerant pair.
Experimental investigation on the performance of an adsorption system using maxsorb III + ethanol pair.
Experimental investigation on the performance of an adsorption system using Maxsorb III?+?ethanol pair.
Correlation of R290 + ethanol using cubic equation of state with some mixing rules.
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Thermodynamic analysis and performance evaluation of activated carbon-ethanol two-bed solar adsorption cooling system.
Evaluating the potential of using ethanol/water mixture as a refrigerant in adsorption cooling system by using activated carbon - sodium chloride composite adsorbent.
Thermodynamic analysis of cooling cycles based on statistical physics modeling of ethanol adsorption isotherms.
Analysis and modeling of adsorption rate with ethanol-activated carbon pairs.
Adsorption characteristics of ethanol onto promising adsorbents for adsorption cooling applications.
Heat transfer performance of pulsating heat pipe with water-ethanol mixed working fluid.
CFD simulation and experimental validation of ethanol adsorption onto activated carbon packed heat exchanger.
Experimental investigation of an absorption refrigerator working with ionic liquid and ethanol.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Over 600 LNG-fuelled ships currently in operation
According to the maritime classification and consultancy company DNV, 2024 saw a record increase in orders of alternative-fuelled ships, mostly powered by LNG and...
Heat pumps without compressors: Fraunhofer advances electrocaloric technology
A consortium or researchers in Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft research organisation, Germany, made great progress in terms of material and system design, and set up the first demonstrators for electrocaloric heat...
Solar cooling: Low-cost solar vaccine refrigerator
About 2 million people around the world die each year of diseases preventable by widely used vaccines. In Africa and parts of Asia, over half of all vaccines that require refrigeration spoil before they can be administered. Millions of lives and...
Latest figures on LNG-fuelled fleet growth
As of April 2024, DNV reported 535 LNG-fuelled vessels in operation worldwide and over 500 more vessels on order.
Recent applications of CO2 in the food industry
Carbon dioxide has been used in highly advanced applications the food industry for decades. Recent concerns about greenhouse gas emissions are leading manufacturers to use recycled CO2 from other industrial processes. Linde claim they use the...
Impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the refrigeration sector
Various domains of the refrigeration sector are impacted by the current epidemic. Overview of some of these impacts.
Cryogenic carbon capture technologies
Cryogenic carbon capture is in the early stages of development, however, several projects have achieved a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 6, for applications such as blue...
Brazil publishes new Energy Plan by 2022
By 2022, Brazil plans to invest BRL1,200bn (USD495bn), of which 72.5% will be directed to oil and gas, 22.6% to electricity supply.
The LNG-fuelled fleet continues to grow
According to the maritime classification and consultancy company DNV, orders for LNG-fuelled ships remained high in 2022, close to the record figure of 2021. The use of LNG as a...
Dynamic controlled atmosphere for better quality apples
Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere (DCA) appeared in Canada ten years ago where O2 rates are lowered to 0.5% thanks to a sophisticated system used to monitor fruit quality during the process.
“eCO2”, a new high specification carbon dioxide refrigerant
Refrigerant, branded ‘eCO2’, offers sustainable sourcing and lower moisture content than current offerings, distributor claims.
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New IIR publications: Properties of Secondary Working Fluids for Indirect Systems
This expanded 2nd edition responds to rising use of secondary refrigerant systems used in many applications. It comprises comprehensive data on a number of aqueous solutions of ethylene and propylene glycol, ethanol, glycerol, ammonia, chlorides...
