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Disposal and destruction of contaminated artificial refrigerants in Georgia.
Load modulation strategies of residential heat pumps for demand-response programs with different thermal storage options.
Smart grid energy flexible buildings through the use of heat pumps in the Belgian context.
Protecting the ozone layer and reducing global warming. Results, case studies and lessons learned from UNDP’s Montreal protocol programme.
Protéger la couche d’ozone et réduire le réchauffement climatique. Résultats, études de cas et enseignements tirés du Programme du PNUD relatif au Protocole de Montréal.
Protección de la capa de ozono y reducción del calentamiento del planeta. Resultados, estudios de casos y lecciones aprendidas del Programa del PNUD relativo al Protocolo de Montreal.
Energy flexibility of capacity-controlled air-source heat pumps using rule-based control in residential nZEB.
Compact Thermal Storage with Phase Change Material for Low-Temperature Waste Heat Recovery—Advances and Perspectives.
Feature on chillers: quiet, energy efficient chillers at St George Leagues Club in Sydney; McQuay air cooled chillers chosen for Melbourne's giant QV project.
La era de los acuarios: el desafío de los sistemas HVAC.
The aquarium era: a challenge for air-conditioning systems.
IIR document
Comparison of product quality after air blast and cryogenic freezing processes.
Rapid freezing of foods and its role in preserving food quality and safety.
Experiments on a vapour absorption heat transformer.
Modeling and simulation of the domestic energy use in Belgium following a bottom-up approach.
The major industrial gas companies in Europe: their origins and history of business expansions.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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An innovative NH3/CO2 cascade system in the US
By deploying a NH3/CO2 cascade system, a supermarket in Columbus, Georgia, reduced its annual direct emissions by at least 95%
Data centers: immersion cooling project
The world’s most powerful two-phase immersion cooling (2PIC) project, which will be deployed in a 40+ MW data center being constructed by BitFury Group, is currently underway in the Republic of Georgia.
Sub-Saharan milk cooler project awarded USD 1 million
A University of Georgia engineer received USD 1 million to continue working on a milk cooler designed to help dairy farmers, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, who lack access to refrigeration.
Briefs: CO2 systems Receive Awards in the USA
Three companies developing or using CO2, received awards in the United States in 2010: Kysor/Warren, a company based in Georgia was honoured with the 2009-2010 GreenChill Distinguished Partner Award, from the US Environmental Agency (EPA) for its...
Comparison of the nutritional values of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables
Researchers compared nutritional values between frozen, fresh and fresh-stored fruits and vegetables.
Grimsby Ice Factory on Europe's "most at risk" list
The Grimsby Ice Factory in England has been marked as one of the seven most threatened heritage sites in Europe for 2018.
Customs block trade in over 1,300 tonnes of illegal refrigerant
The United Nation Environment Programme reports that illegal trade of over 1,300 tonnes of ozone-depleting gases has been prevented over the last 18 months.
Dielectric cooling for data centers
Until now, chips are mostly cooled thanks to air-cooling approaches: fans push air through heatsinks that sit on top of the chips to carry away excess heat. Liquid-cooling, which is more effective than air-cooling is more and more used....
Discovery of an 18th century ice-well in London
A huge subterranean ice house dating from the 1780s, recently uncovered in central London, has been designated as a scheduled monument by Historic England.
US: Refrigerated warehouses capacity in 2013
Gross refrigerated storage capacity in the United States totalled 4.06 billion cubic feet (115 million m3) in October 2013, an increase of 2% since the previous survey was conducted two years ago.
The LNG global production
Global LNG production capacity to increase by 130 billion m3 by 2018 as 12 new liquefaction plants open IEA report says.
A possible major step in the quest of room-temperature superconductivity
Two researcher teams have just reported experiments indicating that a hydride of lanthanum compressed to 1.7 to 1.85 million bar has a critical temperature of 250–260 K (-23 – -13°C).
IIR news
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The IIR worldwide (June 2019)
Focus on the latest IIR interventions around the world.
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...
New IIR members
The IIR welcomes the following new members: Benefactor members Communauté Urbaine de Dunkerque, France EPEE, Belgium Private members Mr Nacer Achaichia, Belgium Mr Pascal Leterrible, France Mr Georges Marguerite, France Mr Mitchell...
The IIR welcomes the following new members: Corporate members JBT FoodTech AB, Helsingborg, Sweden Playcube SARL, Paris, France Air Products & Chemicals Inc, Allentown PA, USA Private members Mr Michael Aarup, Denmark Dr Maria...
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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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...
