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Experimental analysis of a draft beer ice bank machine.

• Author(s) : TORRAS S., OLIET C., RIGOLA J., PÉREZ-SEGARRA C. D.
• Publication date: 2021/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Beer, Ice block, Cost, Maintenance, Storage, Temperature, Expérimentation, Cooling
• Source: 2021 Purdue Conferences. 18^th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Comparison of compressor control strategies for solar direct drive refrigerators.

• Author(s) : JENSEN J. K., MOELLER H., KATIC I., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ice bank, Control (automatic), Simulation, Performance, Photovoltaic panel, Modelling, Solar cooling, Compressor, Thermal energy storage
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

Thermal energy storage in HVAC using phase change materials.

• Author(s) : NAIK S. V.
• Publication date: 2014/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ice bank, Generality, Energy storage, PCM, Material, India, Case study, Air conditioning, Change of phase, Latent heat, Thermal energy storage
• Source: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Journal - vol. 17 - n. 4
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Load shifting by ice storage in retail CO2 systems.

• Author(s) : HEERUP C., GREEN T.
• Publication date: 2014/08/02
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerating system, Ice, Supermarket, Energy storage, Storage, Expérimentation, Energy saving, CO2
• Source: 11^th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2014). Proceedings. Hangzhou, China, August 31-September 2, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Experimental investigation of solar photovoltaic operated ice thermal storage air-conditioning system.

• Author(s) : XU Y., LI M., LUO X., et al.
• Publication date: 2018/02
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ice, Energy storage, Photovoltaic plant, Expérimentation, Solar energy, Energy efficiency, Air conditioning
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 86
• Formats : PDF

Chapter 6. Precooling

• Author(s) : ELANSARI A. M., FENTON D. L., CALLAHAN C. W.
• Publication date: 2019
• Languages : English

A multi-level MPC simulation study in a school building.

• Author(s) : DEHKORDI V. R., CANDANEDO J. A.
• Publication date: 2016/07/11
• Languages : English
• Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 4^th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Conversion of cold beverage dispenser’s refrigeration system to R744 refrigerant.

• Author(s) : VÍSEK M., ELBEL S., HRNJAK P.
• Publication date: 2016/07/11
• Languages : English
• Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 16th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Banca del ghiaccio.

Ice bank.

• Author(s) : MENOTTI E., VINCENZI R.
• Publication date: 2005/03
• Languages : Italian
• Keywords : Ice bank, Refrigerating plant, Case study, Air conditioning
• Source: Cond. Aria - n. 3

IIR document

Ice bank as a means for fast chilling of water.

• Author(s) : HALASZ B., CURKO T., GROZDEK M.
• Publication date: 2007/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Operation, Ice bank, Simulation
• Source: ICR 2007. Refrigeration Creates the Future. Proceedings of the 22^nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Experimental investigation of an ice-bank system performance.

• Author(s) : GROZDEK M., HALASZ B., CURKO T., et al.
• Publication date: 2009/06/23
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerating system, Ice bank, Measurement, Performance, Expérimentation, Thermal energy storage
• Source: 3^rd Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants
• Formats : PDF

The ice bank at the Bologna Post Centre.

• Author(s) : RUGGERI M.
• Publication date: 2008/12
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ice bank, Case study, Italy, Air conditioning, Thermal energy storage
• Source: Refrig. World - n. 5

Synergie Resultate bei Eisspeichersystemen.

Synergy resulting from the use of ice banks.

• Author(s) : VRIES H. de
• Publication date: 2007/11/22
• Languages : German
• Keywords : Technology, Ice bank, History, Thermal energy storage
• Source: DKV-Tagungsbericht 2007, Hannover.

IIR document

An ice bank for on-farm milk cooling.

• Author(s) : WILLIAMSON A. G., MORISON K. R., WILLIAMSON N. J., et al.
• Publication date: 2006/02/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ice bank, Heat pipe, Milk, Design, Chilling, Agricultural application, Flat plate, Modelling, Farm
• Source: Innovative Equipment and Systems for Comfort and Food Preservation.
• Formats : PDF

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Simple mathematical model for predicting the transient behaviour of an ice-bank system.

• Author(s) : FINER S. I., CLELAND A. C., LOVATT S. J.
• Publication date: 1993/09
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ice bank, Ice, Calculation, Heat transfer, R22, Simulation, Thermal energy storage
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 16 - n. 5
• Formats : PDF

Instant milk-cooling system utilising propane and either ice slurry or traditional ice bank

This paper was presented at the IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference in Glasgow (Sep. 2004). Two novel milk-cooling concepts have been designed and installed at two Danish farms. These systems have a respective capacity of 14 400 and 16 000 litres of...

• Publication date : 2004/11/24

Cryogenic biobanking services market in the US

Industry revenue has grown at an annual rate of 15.9% to USD 1 billion for the period 2008-2013.

• Publication date : 2014/03/11

Efficient mine cooling

Bluhm Burton Engineering (BBE) is currently implementing energy management ventilation and refrigeration systems for mines to reduce overall and to manage energy consumption. BBE's Director, Raymond Funnell, has underscored that there is a boom in...

• Publication date : 2008/05/13

Briefs: New online energy-efficiency benchmarking tool

The ICE-E (Improving Cold Storage Equipment in Europe) project is launching a new online benchmarking tool making it possible for users to compare the performance of their cold store against statistical data, identify potential energy savings and...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Paris district cooling is growing

A presentation of the Paris district cooling system by François Dupoux, President-General Director of Climespace (operator of the district cooling system) during the IIR-AFF centenary conference in Paris attracted a lot of interest. Many...

• Publication date : 2008/08/12

Briefs: first bank of coral cells

US scientists have created the first bank of frozen coral cells, intended to preserve endangered coral species in Hawaii and protect their diversity. The bank so far contains frozen sperm and embryonic cells from mushroom coral and rice...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

IPCC/TEAP Special Report

The Summary for Policy Makers of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)/ Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) Special Report "Safeguarding the ozone layer and the global climate system: issues related to hydrofluorocarbons...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

Ozone layer issues: Montreal Protocol

A recent policy article recommends "further adjustments to strengthen the Montreal Protocol and provide further insurance against the threat of abrupt climate change". According to the authors, "the Montreal Protocol's successful work to protect...

• Publication date : 2007/08/05

Unassuming energy saving device

The eCube energy saving device is designed to reduce energy consumption by at least 25%. It takes into account product temperatures instead of fluctuating air temperatures in refrigerators, freezes, chillers, coolers, dispensers and cold rooms. It...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

Briefs: Permafrost - a glimpse of Alaska's History

In 1963, the Alkirk miner, an experimental tunnelling machine, was tested on the permanently frozen silt, sand and gravel of Hill 456, 10 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The result was a man-made permafrost tunnel that runs 360 feet deep into...

• Publication date : 2009/05/18

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.

• Publication date : 2018/04/19

The HCFC phase-out challenge (4)

The results of a recent study* sponsored by the refrigerants manufacturer DuPont show that 65% of refrigerating plants in 9 key European Union markets were still using HCFC refrigerants 18 months before the ban on use of virgin HCFCs in EU...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

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

Facebook profiles cooled down through polar wind (in French)

The cooling of servers which process most of the data published on our walls uses polar wind.

• Publication date : 2016/10/01

The cooling industry awards 2004: celebrating excellence in environmentally friendlier cooling

The very first Cooling Industry Awards was organized by Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) magazine on September 15, 2004. It proved to be a success as nearly 400 RAC professionals from across the industry and major end-users were present....

• Publication date : 2004/11/19

Press release: The International Institute of Refrigeration appoints Professor Judith Evans as new president of Commission C2

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is proud to announce the appointment of Judith Evans, Professor at London South Bank University, as the new president of IIR Commission C2 on food science and engineering.

• Publication date : 2016/07/12

Conference report: An important event in Saint Petersburg

The IIR-co-sponsored International Conference on the "Conservation of Genetic Resources", was held in Saint Petersburg at the prestigious Institute of Cytology (Russian Academy of Sciences), on October 19-22, 2004. There were 120 participants from...

• Publication date : 2005/02/11

The First Students and Researchers Network!

During the Prague congress, a great turn-out of 70 young researchers of over 20 different nationalities met face to face with 30 leading experts in various fields of refrigeration.

• Publication date : 2011/09/19

Press release: The International Institute of Refrigeration Creates a New Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is delighted to announce its new Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”, chaired by Dr Catarina Marques.

• Publication date : 2016/08/09

Discover the new IIR Publications Catalogue Update 2018

Regrouping the newest publications and works of the IIR in all fields of refrigeration, the IIR Publications Catalogue Update 2018 is now available.

• Publication date : 2018/06/28

IIR supports REAL Alternatives for LIFE training across the globe

The REAL Alternatives for LIFE project, an extension of the previous Real Alternatives project, is funded by the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action, the LIFE programme.

• Publication date : 2017/07/11

REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE comes to a close having achieved a lot for training on low GWP alternative refrigerants!

Over a three-year period this project, funded by the EU the LIFE programme, sought to incorporate the principles of a blended learning programme in an aim to create standardised training on the safety and...

• Publication date : 2020/07/27
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE comes to a close having achieved a lot for training on low GWP alternative refrigerants!

Over a three-year period this project, funded by the EU the LIFE programme, sought to incorporate the principles of a blended learning programme in an aim to create standardised training on the safety and...

• Publication date : 2020/07/27

Press Release: REAL Alternatives for LIFE project on blended learning for alternative refrigerants gets started

Financed by the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action, the REAL Alternatives for LIFE consortium met in June for the project kick-off meeting.

• Publication date : 2017/07/10

New IIR Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”

The IIR is delighted to announce the new IIR Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”, chaired by Dr Catarina Marques.

• Publication date : 2016/08/03

IJR Editorial: The IIR on the board of the international network of women in cooling

Women are significantly and visibly under-represented in the refrigeration industry. A preliminary evaluation has demonstrated that around 6% of women are members of national refrigeration and air-conditioning...

• Publication date : 2023/01/09

New president of IIR Commission C2 on food science and engineering

The IIR is proud to announce the appointment of Judith Evans, Professor at London South Bank University, as the new president of IIR Commission C2 on food science and engineering.

• Publication date : 2016/07/06

The “Projects on clean and efficient refrigeration solutions for food and healthcare sectors in developing countries” workshop at ICCC 2022

An IIR workshop which has gathered the current projects in developing countries that will help to raise awareness among the industry, farmers, policymakers, and consumers… on the importance of adopting a...

• Publication date : 2022/04/29

The IIR with the World Bank in West Bengal

The IIR is a key partner in the World Bank’s project on the Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) integration into the cold chain in West Bengal 

• Publication date : 2021/09/07

INWIC at ICR 2023: An inspirational event in the fight for gender equality in the refrigeration sector

At ICR 2023, the IIR’s CaRe (Career in Refrigeration) working group organised an INWIC (International Network of Women in Cooling) round table on Monday 21st August 2023. This  discussion panel...

• Publication date : 2023/09/04

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

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

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 : French, English
• Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information