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  • Briefs: Grenco Marine

    Grenco Marine has developed the first ammonia/carbon dioxide cascade systems to be used on board fishing vessels. Experience with the Dirk-Dirk (a trawler with a capacity of 235 tons of fish/day) led to the development of a new defrosting process:...

    • Publication date : 2006/07/26
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  • Briefs: Heinen

    Heinen claims that its new, compact spiral freezer reduces defrosting time and allows longer production periods without defrosting thanks to a programmable air-cooler rinsing system that sprinkles warm water over the air coolers. Another feature...

    • Publication date : 2006/07/26
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  • Marine refrigeration

    The use of natural refrigerants is gradually spreading. Here are two examples of their use in the marine sector: - Environmentally-friendly fish transport American Freedom is one of the world's largest refrigerated ships and can hold up to...

    • Publication date : 2007/11/20
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  • A novel method for frost detection

    Frost growth on the evaporator coils of a refrigeration plant can dramatically reduce its efficiency. A novel indirect detection method that would avoid frost built-up has been developed.

    • Publication date : 2020/02/06
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  • Eight ways to save energy in cold stores

    Researchers from Enviros Consulting analysed cold storage at 13 frozen food manufacturers and cold store operators in UK for the report "Improving the energy efficiency of the cold chain" released by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF)....

    • Publication date : 2009/08/13
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  • Solar refrigeration solution designed to support life on the moon

    In 2012, the prestigious NASA Commercial Innovation of the Year was bestowed on a solar refrigeration solution designed to support life on the moon, but has huge application on Earth. With approximately 2 billion of Earth’s inhabitants without...

    • Publication date : 2013/04/22
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  • Frost detection and defrosting methods: latest advances

    A recent Purdue conference paper presents the state of the art regarding methods for retarding the onset of frosting, frost detection techniques and defrosting strategies, including those based on artificial...

    • Publication date : 2023/02/21
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  • Out of ordinary: Skiing under a hot desert sun

    What has been referred to as one of the "biggest refrigerators in the world", Dubai's indoor winter sports centre, designed by Acer Snowmech Consultants, spans 170 000 m3, defying nature and a stifling hot desert sun. In order to create an ideal...

    • Publication date : 2005/10/26
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  • Trends

    - The worldwide market for air conditioning was estimated by BSRIA as being 34 billion USD in 2001 and was forecast to reach 39 billion USD in 2004. The Freedonia Group predicts a rise to 56 billion USD by 2008. Fastest growth will occur in the...

    • Publication date : 2005/02/11
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  • Ejectors could improve CO2 transcritical system efficiency by up to 20% in Southern climates

    Thanks to the ejectors, the annual energy efficiency improvement potential compared to traditional CO2 systems with parallel compression is between 10 to 20%, depending on the climatic region and the integration of heat recovery systems.

    • Publication date : 2014/12/03
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  • IJR highlights: latest R&D results regarding household refrigerators

    Vacuum insulation panels, mini-channel condensers and PCMs: 3 areas of research and development to reduce the energy consumption ofhousehold refrigerators.

    • Publication date : 2019/01/31
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  • Applications of artificial intelligence to refrigeration plants

    A paper from the IIR TPTPR conference presents the energy performance and maintenance benefits of 19 refrigeration plants using artificial intelligence techniques.

    • Publication date : 2021/12/15
    • Subjects: Technology
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  • Frost mitigation methods for heat pumps and refrigeration systems

    Frost growth is an important issue since defrosting can represent up to 30% of the total energy consumption of refrigerated display cabinets. Review of the various frost mitigation technologies and latest...

    • Publication date : 2021/12/15
    • Subjects: Technology
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  • New energy saving defrost technology

    A new technology which is claimed to save 1.94 billion € on supermarket refrigeration energy costs has been presented.

    • Publication date : 2014/04/29
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  • UK: low-charge ammonia frozen food storage

    The refrigerant charge on previous ammonia plant which was an estimated 5,000 kg has been reduced to just 188 kg

    • Publication date : 2015/06/30
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  • 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...

    • Last update : 2023/06/30
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Ice creams
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  • 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.

    • Last update : 2022/11/17
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…)
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  • 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
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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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  • 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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