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Impact of personal characteristics on whole body cryostimulation settings: a numerical simulation study using the FPC model.

• Author(s) : BROEDE P., FIALA D., VIROUX P., et al.
• Publication date: 2017/05/15
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Simulation, Skin, Human being, Cryogenics
• Source: Cryogenics 2017. Proceedings of the 14^th IIR International Conference: Dresden, Germany, Mai 15-19, 2017.
• Formats : PDF

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The cryopreservation of mice skins for 5 weeks at -20°C and of human skin for 33 years at -196°C.

• Author(s) : SUMIDA S., YAGI H., ROWE A. W.
• Publication date: 2016/09/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Storage, Mouse, Skin, Expérimentation, Human being, Cryopreservation
• Source: 2^nd IIR Workshop on cold applications in life sciences.
• Formats : PDF

A Bayesian approach for modeling occupants’ use of window shades.

• Author(s) : SADEGHI S. A., AWALGAONKAR N. M., KARAVA P., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/07/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Building, Shading, Modelling, Window, Human being, Lighting
• Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 4^th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Les effets de la cryothérapie corps entier.

The effects of whole-body cryotherapy.

• Author(s) : BOUZIGON R.
• Publication date: 2017/03
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Generality, Cryotherapy, Recovery, Sport, Health, Nervous system, Human being
• Source: Revue générale du Froid & du Conditionnement d'air - n.1162

The rebound effect after the energy refurbishment of residential buildings towards high performances.

• Author(s) : CORRADO V., BALLARINI I., PADUOS S., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/07/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Performance, Modelling, Residential building, Human being, Energy saving, Retrofitting
• Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 4^th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Cryogenic 3D printing of super soft hydrogels.

• Author(s) : TAN Z., PARISI C., DI SILVIO L., et al.
• Publication date: 2017/11/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Dry ice, Cryobiology, Cell, Brain, Tissue, Skin, Expérimentation, Human being
• Source: Nature Scientific Reports

Stochastic modeling of short-term occupancy for energy efficient buildings.

• Author(s) : DONG J., WINSTEAD C., DJOUADI S. M., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/07/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat, Building, Temperature, Modelling, Human being, Energy efficiency, Thermal comfort
• Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 4^th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Computational fluid dynamics analysis of convective heat transfer coefficients for a sleeping human body.

• Author(s) : MAO N., SONG M., PAN M., et al.
• Publication date: 2017/05/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Velocity (fluids, gases), Night, CFD, Calculation, Heat transfer, Temperature, Skin, Residential building, Human being, Convection, Thermal comfort, Air conditioning
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 117

Thermophysiological response of human beings working within freezing chambers in Portugal.

• Author(s) : RAIMUNDO A. M., OLIVEIRA A. V. M., GASPAR A. R., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/05/03
• Languages : English
• Source: CYTEF 2016. VIII Congreso Ibérico y VI Congreso Iberoamericano de las Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, Coimbra-Portugal, 3-6 mayo, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

The influence of human walking on dispersion of respiratory droplets in a ceiling-based mixing ventilation chamber.

• Author(s) : WANG J., CHOW T. T.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

Effects of discontinuous contact with the floor on human thermal sensation in summer and winter.

• Author(s) : SHINOHARA M., YOKOYAMA T., KUBO H., et al.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

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Study on environmental and health effects of HFO refrigerants.

• Author(s) : FLEET D., HANLON J., OSBORNE K., et al.
• Publication date: 2018/09
• Languages : English
• Source: 1^st IIR international conference on the application of HFO refrigerants, Birmingham, September 2-5 2018.
• Formats : PDF

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Study on environmental and health effects of HFO refrigerants.

• Author(s) : FLEET D., LA VEDRINE M.
• Publication date: 2018/09
• Languages : English
• Source: 1^st IIR international conference on the application of HFO refrigerants, Birmingham, September 2-5 2018.
• Formats : PDF

Ventilation et qualité d'air intérieur : dossier réglementaire.

Indoor air ventilation and quality: regulatory file.

• Publication date: 2015/07
• Languages : French

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Analysis of the arrangement and effects of air layer in external thermal insulation walls in hot summer and cold winter zone in China.

• Author(s) : XU C., LI S., ZOU K., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

The heart inspires a new cooling system

In August 2004, at the Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference in Portland, engineers from Oregon State University in the US, presented a new successful desorption system using branching microchannels. The system was inspired by the human blood pumping...

• Publication date : 2004/09/14

Briefs: Losing weight thanks to cooling?

Could cold temperatures become a way to lose weight? Three recent studies underline the role of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in burning fat to produce heat and regulate body temperature. Human adults were previously thought to be lacking BAT. All...

• Publication date : 2009/08/13

US increasing food waste

Food waste contributes to excess consumption of freshwater and fossil fuels which, along with methane and CO2 emissions from decomposing food, thus impact global climate change. In a recent paper published in the Public Library of Science ONE,...

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

Cryogenics and 3D-printing techniques could allow the replication of human tissues

A team of researchers from Imperial College London have developed a new technique which could allow the replication of human brain and lung tissue and regenerate damaged parts.

• Publication date : 2018/03/22

The challenges of vaccinating against rabies in hot countries

A large campaign of dog vaccination is currently being conducted in hot countries, raising the issue of the conservation temperature of vaccines.

• Publication date : 2018/03/07
• Subjects: Developing country

First World Ventilation Day set for November 8

World Ventilation Day will be inaugurated on 8th November 2022, at the initiative of several organisations around the world including UNEP.

• Publication date : 2022/11/07
• Subjects: General information

Revising A3 refrigerants charge limits to promote wider application

A recent IJR paper examines the validity and form of charge limits for “highly flammable” A3 refrigerants, which constitute low-GWP alternatives to HFCs. Authors propose to eliminate upper charge limits for...

• Publication date : 2020/06/30
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

Air conditioner wastewater purified for human consumption

In Ecuador, Panasonic developed ACH20, a filtering system that purifies air conditioner wastewater and makes it fit for human consumption.

• Publication date : 2015/09/03

New nature-mimicking freeze-casting technique

US DOE L. Berkeley Lab researchers have developed a nature-mimicking bidirectional freeze-casting technique that enables them to design and create strong, tough, porous and lightweight materials with applications in the medical sector

• Publication date : 2016/08/23
• Subjects: Technology

A decisive step taken by Russia for the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol

On September 30, 2004, the Russian government declared that it had approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and that the bill was going to be submitted for agreement to the duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament. This is a decisive...

• Publication date : 2004/10/18

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

Partial body cooling as a means to save energy?

Cooling parts of the body could be an energy efficient way of providing personal thermal comfort and is currently being studied by researchers, in particular in Japan and in the United States.

• Publication date : 2014/01/21

Populations at risk due to lack of cooling

The report Chilling Prospects highlights the growing and unprecedented risks for the 1.1 billion people who cannot access cooling nowadays.

• Publication date : 2018/09/20
• Subjects: Developing country, Environment, General information

New standards for “intelligent” ACs implemented in China

China implements new standard to officially define and set technological requirements for intelligent ACs. Additionally, a Chinese air-conditioning manufacturer is the first company in China to achieve a global...

• Publication date : 2020/06/26
• Subjects: Regulation

Cryochemistry: chemical reactions accelerated by freezing

Surprisingly, some chemical reactions can be accelerated by freezing. The possible applications of studying such cryoreactions include the food and pharmaceutical cold chain, as well...

• Publication date : 2022/02/28
• Subjects: Technology, Environment

IIR Working Group on whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation

A presentation of this IIR Working Group took place during the French Association of Refrigeration (AFF) Orientation Committee in January.

• Publication date : 2018/03/22

New IIR Working Group: whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation

During the IIR Science and Technology Council meeting on June 15, 2017, a new IIR Working Group (WG) on “Whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation” was officially created.

• Publication date : 2017/07/12

IIR Research Priorities

The IIR decided, within the framework of its Strategic Plan, to draw up a list of research priorities for the future. It hopes that these priorities will be a valuable guiding force for decision-makers in the public and private research sectors,...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

• Publication date : 2017/03/29

Take part in the survey: women in RACHP

Are you a woman working in the Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat Pumps sector? We would like to understand the motivation, challenges and opportunities faced...

• Publication date : 2021/12/21

IIR member news: Daikin

From 2012 to March 2015, over 3 million units of Daikin’s residential and commercial air conditioners using the “mildly flammable” R32 have been sold in 43 countries.

• Publication date : 2015/10/11

Happy World Ozone Day!

On behalf of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction, it gives us great pleasure to wish you a happy World Ozone Day.

• Publication date : 2020/09/16
• Subjects: Developing country, Environment

IIR member news: Air Liquide joins the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic

To deal with the Covid-19 epidemic in France, the Air Liquide group, member of the IIR, has decided to produce 10,000 respirators in 50 days.

• Publication date : 2020/04/05

Cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry: drug design and bioavailability improvement

Research activities in the pharmaceutical sector focus primarily on developing novel drug formulations which can elicit the desired response upon being administered to the patient...

• Last update : 2023/03/10
• Langues : English, French
• Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information