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Improving screw compressor rotors – a collaboration of manufacturing and design engineers.

• Author(s) : SAULS J. R., HOLMES C. S.
• Publication date: 2021/09
• Languages : English
• Keywords : History, Generality, Screw compressor, Rotor, Geometry, Manufacture
• Source: 12^th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems
• Formats : PDF

Screw Compressors & Chillers - History of Development.

• Publication date: 2014/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Technology, Chiller, History, Development, Air conditioning, Screw compressor, Compressor
• Source: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Journal - vol. 17 - n. 3
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

The whole-body cryotherapy.

• Author(s) : STRNAD P., FORYTKOVÁ L., ŠMUK L.
• Publication date: 2014/04/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cryotherapy, Design, Review, History, Cryogenics
• Source: Cryogenics 2014. Proceedings of the 13^th IIR International Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, April 7-11, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

The odyssey of air-conditioning.

• Author(s) : JAIN P. C.
• Publication date: 2016/03
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Outlook, History, Air conditioning
• Source: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Journal - vol. 19 - n. 2
• Formats : PDF

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Hydrocarbon refrigerants through the ages.

• Author(s) : COLBOURNE D.
• Publication date: 2022/06/13
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Hydrocarbon, History, Safety, Flammability, Regulations, Standard
• Source: 15^th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2022). Proceedings. Trondheim, Norway, June 13-15^th 2022.
• Formats : PDF

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Past, present and future of refrigeration: Pathways to the next generation heating and cooling technologies

• Author(s) : ZIVIANI D., GROLL E. A.
• Publication date: 2020/07/31
• Languages : English
• Keywords : History, Refrigeration, Generality, Review, Compression system, Heat pump, Working fluid, Refrigerant, Technology
• Source: IIR Rankine Conference 2020.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Are fluorinated refrigerants needed - Will "natural" refrigerants suffice ?

• Author(s) : CALM J. M.
• Publication date: 2014/08/02
• Languages : English
• Keywords : HCFC, CFC, Ammonia, Hydrocarbon, History, HFC, Refrigerant, CO2
• Source: 11^th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2014). Proceedings. Hangzhou, China, August 31-September 2, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Authentic form and origin of a popular predictive equation for specific heat capacity of unfrozen foods.

• Author(s) : FIKIIN K.
• Publication date: 2021/06
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Freezing, Frozen food, Equation of state, Heat capacity, Thermodynamic property, History
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 126
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Past and future of natural refrigerants.

• Author(s) : PALM B.
• Publication date: 2018/06/18
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Household refrigerator, Review, Sweden, Hydrocarbon, History, Refrigerant
• Source: 13^th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2018). Proceedings. Valencia, Spain, June 18-20th 2018.
• Formats : PDF

Modélisation de l'histoire thermique et microbiologique d'un produit réfrigéré dans la chaîne du froid.

Modelling the thermal and microbiological history of a refrigerated product in the cold chain.

• Author(s) : LAGUERRE O., DURET S., HOANG H. M., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/05
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Contamination, Cold chain, Chilled food, Microbiology, Refrigerated transport, Display cabinet, Temperature, Household refrigerator, Modelling
• Source: Revue générale du Froid & du Conditionnement d'air - vol. 104 - n. 1143

IIR document

Mega-trends in industrial refrigeration.

• Author(s) : PEARSON A.
• Publication date: 2017/05/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Technology, Refrigerating system, Industrial application, Generality, History, Environment, Development
• Source: 7^th Conference on Ammonia and CO₂ Refrigeration Technology. Proceedings: Ohrid, North Macedonia, May 11-13, 2017.
• Formats : PDF

Recommended by the IIR / IIR document

Net zero, renewables, and natural refrigerants.

• Author(s) : KUIJPERS L. J. M.
• Publication date: 2022/06/13
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Energy efficiency, CO2 emission, History, Regulations, Natural refrigerant, Sustainability, Environment
• Source: 15^th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2022). Proceedings. Trondheim, Norway, June 13-15^th 2022.
• Formats : Video, PDF

Recommended by the IIR / IIR document

From past to present: a net-zero framework with various hurdles and opportunities for RACHP.

• Author(s) : KUIJPERS L. J. M.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Climate change, History, Environment, GWP, CO2 emission, Sustainability, Energy consumption, Regulations, Natural refrigerant, Refrigerant
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

Recommended by the IIR / IIR document

Development of CO2 refrigeration technology between 1995 and 2020.

• Author(s) : HAFNER A.
• Publication date: 2020/12/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : CO2, Heat exchanger, Heat pump, Generality, Ejector system, Refrigeration, Road transport, Compressor, Chiller, Ejector, Expansion, Supermarket, R744
• Source: 14^th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2020). Proceedings. Kyoto, Japon, December 7-9^th 2020.
• Formats : PDF

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Review of vapor compression refrigeration in microgravity environments.

• Author(s) : BRENDEL L. P. M., CASKEY S. L., EWERT M. K., HENGEVELD D., BRAUN J. E., GROLL E. A.
• Publication date: 2021/03
• Languages : English
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 123
• Formats : PDF

Refrigeration is the greatest invention in the history of food and drink

The Royal Society, a pre-eminent UK national academy of science classified refrigeration as the greatest invention in the history of food and drink in a project identifying the 20 most important inventions throughout human history.

• Publication date : 2012/11/23
• Subjects: General information

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Refrigerated containers: state of play and perspectives

Refrigerated containers play an essential role in the maritime refrigerated transport sector; a look back at the stages of their development and the recent and future technological advances of this...

• Publication date : 2024/02/26
• Subjects: Technology

Plans to save Grimsby Ice Factory

An irreplaceable piece of industrial refrigeration history is endangered

• Publication date : 2011/11/17

Museums dedicated to refrigeration in the United States

There are several museums dedicated to refrigeration in the United States: one in Pennsylvania has just added a 1936 refrigerated wagon to its collection. 

• Publication date : 2021/11/29
• Subjects: General information

Vapour compression refrigeration for space applications

An IJR review paper presents the history of vapour-compression refrigeration systems used in microgravity environments and sets the next steps of research needed to achieve reliable...

• Publication date : 2021/01/27

Green cooling solutions for the Olympics

VANOC, the Vancouver Organizing Committee (www.Vancouver2010.com), claims that these Olympics are the greenest ever and there are whole lists of environmentally friendlier features in the venues. And...

• Publication date : 2010/02/19

Brief: DKV’s Annual Meeting 2005

DKV's Annual Meeting 2005 held on November 16-18 in Würzburg attracted 600 participants from 34 countries; 106 papers were presented. Dipl.-Ing. Karl Loehlein, Linde Cryotechnique CH and Dr.-Ing. Thomas Sefker, Trox GmbH, Neukirchen-Vluyn, were...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

For IIR members only

1924 – 2024: Celebrating 100 years of the frozen food industry

In 1924, Clarence Birdseye patented the first apparatus for freezing and packaging fish. 

• Publication date : 2024/02/26
• Subjects: General information

Alternative Cooling Technologies conference, London, 1st February 2005

This conference, which was co-sponsored by the UK Institute of Refrigeration and organised commercially by RAC magazine, was well attended with about 140 people present. It was arranged in five sessions. In the first session, speakers from UK...

• Publication date : 2005/02/11

Grimsby ice factory preservation plans

Some of the historic ice-making equipment in the derelict Grimsby Ice Factory is to be removed in planned remedial work to prevent further damage to the crumbling building.

• Publication date : 2022/01/13

Restoration plans approved for Grimsby ice factory

In the UK, local council has approved plans to turn the derelict Grimsby Ice Factory into a multipurpose venue, while preserving the historical compressor room. 

• Publication date : 2024/02/09
• Subjects: General information

World refrigeration compressor market

In 2019, the world refrigeration compressor market recorded a significant increase but the growth rate has noticeably decreased, mainly due to the decline in the Chinese air conditioning market.Inevitably, the...

• Publication date : 2020/06/26
• Subjects: Figures, economy

The global refrigeration compressor market

Bien que pénalisé par la pandémie de Covid-19 qui a fortement impacté le secteur du conditionnement d’air, le marché des compresseurs a progressé dans certains domaines tels que la chaîne du froid, l’industrie...

• Publication date : 2021/04/29
• Subjects: Figures, economy

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...

• Publication date : 2019/11/29

Changes in the use of cryogenic propellants in space

Near-term exploration beyond low Earth orbit will require the use of cryogenic propellants and in-space cryogenic propellant storage durations will exceed our current capabilities by at least two orders of magnitude. This will require the...

• Publication date : 2012/09/17

New IIR publication: Serving the Needs of Mankind: a History of Refrigeration

This 40-minute DVD produced for the 21 st IIR International Congress of Refrigeration held in Washington DC in August 2003 retraces the history of refrigeration from prehistoric times to today and touches on future challenges and potential...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

News from IIR members: AICVF

AICVF is 100! The French Association of Air-conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Engineers is celebrating its centenary in 2010. It will produce a book retracing the history of the association, and each issue of its CVC journal will...

• Publication date : 2011/02/04

Briefs: 100th Anniversary Video

IIR producing 100th Anniversary Video: have you got any interesting material? To highlight its centennial in 2008, the IIR is now producing a short video celebrating the IIR and refrigeration research around the world. A small segment of the video...

• Publication date : 2007/05/04

2008, Refrigeration Year

Many events and actions have already been scheduled or have already taken place in various countries in order to celebrate the IIR's centenary and the 100th anniversaries of several national associations of refrigeration (France, the Netherlands,...

• Publication date : 2008/05/13

The Centenary in Paris and future events

A joint IIR/French Refrigeration Association (AFF) conference was held in Paris on June 12, 2008 in order to celebrate the centenaries of both organizations. It was combined with the IIR statutory meetings on June 10, 11 and 13 and with various...

• Publication date : 2008/08/12

International events: NvVK

The Dutch Association of Refrigeration (NvVK) was founded in 1908, like the IIR with which it has been strongly linked over the years. It celebrated its 100th Anniversary in Arnhem (The Netherlands) on September 23, 2008 (in the zoo!), after...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

Obituary: Maxime Duminil

The IIR expresses its sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Maxime Duminil, who died at the age of 96. 

• Publication date : 2021/03/29

IIR Congress 2023: The programme is now available!

The exciting 5-day programme of the upcoming IIR Congress 2023 includes 600 scientific papers, 1 plenary address, 14 keynote speakers, 21 workshops and 3 technical tours. 

• Publication date : 2023/06/29
• Subjects: General information

Experience the unforgettable in Japan at ICR2015: It’s not just about refrigeration, it’s also about fun!

ICR2015: Discover the plenary speakers, technical tours, and popular tours and activities

• Publication date : 2015/05/06

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

The International Institute of Refrigeration, along with several national refrigeration associations, was founded in 1908. 2008 will thus be the IIR's centenary and will be called "Year of Refrigeration". 2008 will mark an important milestone in...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

IIR Congress 2023: Which workshop will you attend?

Did you know that there are 21 specialist workshops scheduled to take place at the 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration? Discover them here and book your seat today!

• Publication date : 2023/07/19
• Subjects: Technology, Environment, General information

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

2008 was a milestone year for the IIR: its centenary, celebrated in many countries, provided an opportunity to showcase not only the rich and fascinating history of refrigeration, but also the ever-increasing global challenges and a lively,...

• Publication date : 2009/02/24

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is 100 years old. A number of events are to be held in IIR member countries in order to mark the IIR's centenary. The Focus of this issue describes these events, and throughout 2008 all issues...

• Publication date : 2008/05/13

See you at the 16th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants 2024

The next IIR-Gustav Lorentzen conference will take place from 11 to 14 August 2024 at the University of Maryland - College Park (Maryland), USA.

• Publication date : 2023/06/22
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives, Environment, General information

New IIR Informatory Note on Whole Body Cryotherapy/Cryostimulation 

Providing key insight in the field of cryostimulation, and particularly whole body and partial body cryotherapy, the new Informatory Note of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) explores the...

• Publication date : 2020/12/02
• Subjects: Technology

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 : English, French
• Themes : Evaporators, condensers and other heat exchangers