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  • Magnetic-bearing centrifugal compressors

    This new compressor technology - presented at the 2003 AHR Expo in Chicago - may have a significant effect on the future of mid-range chillers and rooftop applications in water-cooled, evaporatively cooled and air-cooled chilled-water and...

    • Publication date : 2004/07/27
  • Chillers: efficiency takes off

    Chillers are key refrigerating systems since, according to the Department of Energy, in the US, they account for about 13% of the power consumed by the nation's buildings and 9% of the overall demand for electric power. Examples below illustrate...

    • Publication date : 2008/10/25
  • Brief: Danfoss A/S and Turbocor Inc.

    Denmark-based Danfoss A/S and Canada-based Turbocor Inc. recently announced the setting up of a 50/50 joint-venture to be named Danfoss Turbocor Compressors Inc. This agreement will enable this joint-venture company to provide the market with...

    • Publication date : 2004/11/10
  • Oil-free chillers

    At the beginning of 2005, Climavenata will launch its new range of liquid chillers: the "Turbo Efficiency Climaveneta System" (Tecs), which is an oil-free chiller. The range is fitted with Danfoss-Turbocor R-134a centrifugal compressors :...

    • Publication date : 2005/02/10
  • Briefs: Magnetic-levitation bearing system

    The world's first large tonnage magnetic-levitation bearing air-cooled chiller for air conditioning is being installed in the American Embassy in Tokyo. The 2520-kW chiller plant consists of 12 MagLev Chiller modules. OBO, which installed it,...

    • Publication date : 2007/05/04
  • R&D topics

    In this issue of the Newsletter dedicated to environmental issues, we present several initiatives related to promising refrigeration technologies or applications which have the potential to decrease the environmental impact of refrigeration plants...

    • Publication date : 2007/08/05
  • A promising future for electric field refrigeration

    A team of researchers from Pennsylvania State University, supported by the US Department of Energy and led by Qiming Zhang are investigating electrically induced heat effects of some ferroelectric polymers which could allow for compressor-free...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • World compressor market trends

    The global compressor market is still dominated by the rotary compressor segment, which has benefited from the rapid growth of the residential air-conditioning market for more than 20 years.

    • Publication date : 2019/04/30
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
  • 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
  • Prototype wine cooler using magnetic refrigeration

    A prototype wine cooler using magnetocaloric technology was presented at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2015.

    • Publication date : 2015/01/29
  • Compressors2013 highlights: technical advancements related to refrigeration compressors

    During the successful IIR International Conference on Compressors and Coolants held in Casta Papiernicka in June 2013, several papers were dedicated to technological advancements related to refrigeration compressors.

    • Publication date : 2014/01/03
  • Centrifugal chillers: new developments

    New developments regarding centrifugal chillers include the world’s first production-scale chiller using water as a refrigerant and the world’s first photovoltaic direct driven inverter centrifugal chiller.

    • Publication date : 2015/03/25
  • Summaries from two papers of the IIR co-sponsored International Conference on Compressors

    Reduction of refrigeration compressors noise was an important topic addressed during the IIR-co-sponsored International Conference on Compressors (ICCR) in Xi’an, China.

    • Publication date : 2018/01/23
  • Data centre near London upgrades with Turbomiser chillers

    The site’s power usage ratio has dropped by 24%

    • Publication date : 2012/09/05