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Enhanced cyclic stability of elastocaloric effect in oligocrystalline Cu–Al–Mn microwires via cold-drawing.
Study on the elastic thermal effect of natural rubber under simple harmonic cycle.
9th IIR Conference on Caloric Cooling and Applications of Caloric Materials
Experimental research on compression-driven multilayer tubular elastocaloric regenerator.
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Development and performance enhancement of a compact elastocaloric refrigerator.
Long-life elastocaloric regenerative cooler/heat pump with a breakthrough performance.
Elastocaloric elastomer material and device as an alternative route for refrigeration.
Caloric cooling technologies : 50th Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies.
Elastocaloric cooling: A pathway towards future cooling technology.
Numerical modeling of shell-and-tube-like elastocaloric regenerator.
Advanced elastocaloric air cooling by coil-bending with an energy-efficient performance.
Continuous rotating bending NiTi sheets for elastocaloric cooling: Model and experiments.
Heat exchange law in caloric regenerators.
Thermag - 10th IIR Conference on Caloric Cooling and Applications of Caloric Materials
A lower temperature difference of the elastocaloric effect by natural rubber.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Caloric cooling: state of the art and perspectives
A recent IJR article reviews the most significant results obtained over the past ten years in the field of magnetocaloric cooling and more recently in the field of electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling. It also presents the...
ICR 2019: an overview of current refrigeration research (part II)
Presentation of the main scientific and technical topics covered in the papers of the 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration and summary of some of the 14 keynotes.
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...
Slovenian researchers explore solid-state cooling to replace harmful refrigerants
A breakthrough technology using metal alloys may offer a safer, greener alternative to conventional cooling systems.
An innovation in thermoregulating clothing
Thermoregulating garments powered by solar energy and bidirectional electrocaloric devices are under development. They are said to be effective for outdoor temperatures of 12.5 to...
Ionocaloric cooling: a new technology under development in the US
A cooling technique using liquid-to-solid phase change fcould be an alternative to vapour compression systems, according to researchers at the University of Berkeley.
Future developments in magnetocaloric refrigeration and heat pumping.
Summary of a paper presented during the 7th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VII), available in Fridoc.
An advanced system of magnetocaloric cooling
Researchers have designed a system that successfully uses very small quantities of magnetocaloric materials to achieve sustained cooling power of about 10 watts, with a 15°C temperature gradient.
Revolutionising refrigeration: design and optimisation of a rotary magnetic domestic refrigerator
The International Institute of Refrigeration is pleased to highlight a study that advances the field of solid-state refrigeration. Researchers from the University of Genoa, Italy, have developed and optimised a...
China: researchers uncover exceptional barocaloric effect enabled by dissolution of NH₄SCN
A team of researchers led by Prof. LI Bing from the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have introduced barocaloric effect (BCE) at dissolution, a new refrigeration concept which...
Engineered atomic bonds help achieving improved cooling effect and durability in magnetic refrigeration
An international team of researchers led by the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, report a major advance in magnetocaloric materials,...
The global magnetic refrigeration market
The global magnetic refrigeration market is expected to reach USD 315.7 Million by 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 98.7% between 2017 and 2022.
An alternative metal alloy for magnetic refrigeration?
A new metal alloy which does not use rare-earth elements could lead to commercially viable magnetic refrigeration systems.
The lifetime cost of a magnetic refrigerator
A research paper published in the International Journal of Refrigeration demonstrates the lifetime cost of a magnetic refrigerator.
New discovery in magnetic metal could lead to improvements in magnetic refrigeration
Scientists have recently solved the mystery behind a distinct property in a unique magnetic metal. This discovery could pave the way for the development of several new technologies in magnetic refrigeration.
IIR news
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New IIR Informatory Note on caloric cooling technologies
IIR’s 50th Informatory Note on refrigeration technologies focuses on three promising alternative solid-state cooling technologies: magnetocaloric, electrocaloric and...
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...
Call for abstracts launched for Thermag Conference 2020
Hosted by the University of Maryland (US), Thermag IX 2020 will offer key opportunities for academics and industry to develop research collaborations fostered by a dynamic technical conference programme.
IIR member news: Johnson Controls YORK chiller optimised for R1233zd(E)
The YORK YZ magnetic bearing centrifugal chiller, produced by Johnson Controls, is said to be the first chiller fully optimized for ultimate performance with the low-global warming potential refrigerant R1233zd(E).
World Refrigeration Day 2021 reaches every corner of the globe!
This year, seven organisations partnered with World Refrigeration Day to bring to the limelight the exciting career opportunities in fields relying on refrigeration.
IIR website: most downloaded publications in 2023
Discover the three most popular IIR publications of 2023. The focus is on the carbon footprint of the cold chain and cold rooms!
TPTPR2025 – the IIR’s conference on refrigerant research: Conference highlights and proceedings now available on FRIDOC
The 7th IIR Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants (TPTPR2025) convened leading researchers to present the latest findings on low-GWP refrigerants and advanced...
New course on magnetic refrigeration!
The IIR has just published a new course entitled “Magnetic refrigeration” on its website, in the “Courses and training” section.
Call for abstracts now open: 10th IIR Conference on Caloric Cooling and Applications of Caloric Materials (Thermag 2022)
To be hosted by the University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering this August, the call for abstracts has been launched for the 10th edition of the IIR Thermag conference...
New IIR Working Group on Solid-State Cooling and Heating
Initiated by Andrej Kitanovski (Slovenia), this working group's first objective is to promote international research collaboration in the areas of solid-state cooling, heat pumps, and energy...
IIR conference on caloric cooling Thermag VIII: highlights
Thermag VIII was an opportunity to present new developments regarding magnetocaloric, electrocaloric and elastocaloric cooling.
IIR member news: Cooltech
The €1.7m MagFreeG project has just been granted to the French company Cooltech Applications by the European Union through CIP Eco-innovation program.
The IIR at the heart of magnetic refrigeration
Magnetic refrigeration technology proves more alluring than ever: conferences, workshops and research projects continue to make waves.
Focus on the last events in June 2021
In June 2021, the IIR organised two conferences: Thermag and HFO. It also participated in the European Conferences on the latest technologies in refrigeration and air conditioning organised by Centro Studi...
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.
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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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...
