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Thermally driven refrigeration by methanol adsorption on coatings of HKUST-1 and MIL-101(Cr).
A Study of Thermoelectric Generation Coupled with Methanol Steam Reforming for Hydrogen Production.
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Methanol adsorption behaviors of compression-molded activated carbon fiber with PTFE.
Transient behaviors of methanol vapor adsorption onto high-density activated carbon fiber.
Thermodynamic analysis of absorption heat pumps using CO2/methanol as working pair.
Composite sorbents of methanol adapted to a new cycle for upgrading the ambient heat.
Numerical analysis of multi-bed activated carbon/methanol adsorption refrigeration system with allowance for dynamic pressure variations.
Calculation and experimental verification of heat transfer coefficient for low pressure methanol evaporator.
Experimental investigation on thermal performance of oscillating heat pipe with water/methanol mixture as working fluids.
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Dynamics of methanol Ad/desorption driven by a pressure jump/drop in the new adsorptive cycle "Heat from Cold".
Heat and mass transfer characteristics of a molded activated carbon/methanol pair for adsorption cooling.
Development of a heat pump system for high-temperature heat supply with heat recovery using methanol as the refrigerant.
Economic analysis of separation unit of methanol to propylene production based on optimization of refrigeration cycles using pinch and exergy analysis.
Ethyl and isopropyl alcohol blends as alternative secondary fluids.
Study on CO2 bubble absorption and visualization in nanofluids.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Latest figures on LNG-fuelled fleet growth
As of April 2024, DNV reported 535 LNG-fuelled vessels in operation worldwide and over 500 more vessels on order.
Solar cooling: Low-cost solar vaccine refrigerator
About 2 million people around the world die each year of diseases preventable by widely used vaccines. In Africa and parts of Asia, over half of all vaccines that require refrigeration spoil before they can be administered. Millions of lives and...
The LNG-fuelled fleet continues to grow
According to the maritime classification and consultancy company DNV, orders for LNG-fuelled ships remained high in 2022, close to the record figure of 2021. The use of LNG as a...
Cryogenic carbon capture technologies
Cryogenic carbon capture is in the early stages of development, however, several projects have achieved a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 6, for applications such as blue...
Impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the refrigeration sector
Various domains of the refrigeration sector are impacted by the current epidemic. Overview of some of these impacts.
“eCO2”, a new high specification carbon dioxide refrigerant
Refrigerant, branded ‘eCO2’, offers sustainable sourcing and lower moisture content than current offerings, distributor claims.
Recent applications of CO2 in the food industry
Carbon dioxide has been used in highly advanced applications the food industry for decades. Recent concerns about greenhouse gas emissions are leading manufacturers to use recycled CO2 from other industrial processes. Linde claim they use the...
Brazil publishes new Energy Plan by 2022
By 2022, Brazil plans to invest BRL1,200bn (USD495bn), of which 72.5% will be directed to oil and gas, 22.6% to electricity supply.
Dynamic controlled atmosphere for better quality apples
Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere (DCA) appeared in Canada ten years ago where O2 rates are lowered to 0.5% thanks to a sophisticated system used to monitor fruit quality during the process.
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New IIR publications: Properties of Secondary Working Fluids for Indirect Systems
This expanded 2nd edition responds to rising use of secondary refrigerant systems used in many applications. It comprises comprehensive data on a number of aqueous solutions of ethylene and propylene glycol, ethanol, glycerol, ammonia, chlorides...
