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Experimental and numerical study of a mobile reversible air conditioning-heat pump system.
IIR document
Design and analysis of a direct evaporative cooling system for vehicular air conditioning.
Sleeping evaporator and refrigerant maldistribution: An experimental investigation in an automotive multi-evaporator air-conditioning and battery cooling system.
Recommended by the IIR
High-Efficiency HVAC System with Defog/Dehumidification Function for Electric Vehicles
Development of a portable adsorption-based medical cooling device.
Methods of enhancement of portable cryogenic systems up to the range of 85k temperature.
A novel marine ejector-refrigeration rotary-desiccant air-conditioning system and its working fluid analysis.
Analysis of heat recovery system for air-conditioning application in motor yachts.
A portable cooling system based on compression refrigeration.
[In Chinese. / En chinois.]
Sensitivity analysis for the PMV thermal comfort model and the use of wearable devices to enhance its accuracy.
Optimization of operational conditions for a thermoelectric refrigerator and its performance analysis at optimum conditions.
Montreal protocol in the context of the marine mobile refrigeration and air-conditioning sector.
Energy saving measures for automotive air conditioning (AC) system in the tropics.
Effect of inlet duct and damper design on fan performance and static pressure measurements (ASHRAE 1743 RP).
Portable cooler based on microcompressor technology.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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New F-gases Regulation
Regulation (EC) No. 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 17, 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) entered into force on July 4, 2006. It shall apply with effect from July 4, 2007 in the 25 European Member...
New F-gases Regulation: an ambitious
US: EPA proposes new alternative automobile AC refrigerants
EPA is proposing to list two refrigerants, HFC-152a and CO2, as acceptable alternatives for motor vehicle air-conditioning systems, provided that the automotive industry complies with the necessary conditions to deploy them in a safe manner. These...
Events: CIAT hits the road
CIAT's marketing has become highly mobile. In May 2006, a truck left CIAT for a 7-month tour of 40 European cities (in 12 countries) designed to launch new products. CIAT, a corporate member of the IIR, is a French company manufacturer of...
ARI Publishes the Statistical Profile of the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Industry
On October 7, 2004, the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) published the 2004 edition of the Statistical Profile of the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Industry. This publication provides statistical data, from...
HFO-1234yf news
HFO-1234yf, developed by DuPont and Honeywell as a substitute for HFC-134a in mobile air-conditioning applications in response to EU 2006/40 Directive which bans the use of refrigerants with a GWP higher than 150 in new types of vehicles by...
France
A French decree issued on May 7, 2007 regulates the marketing, use, recovery and destruction conditions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) in refrigeration or air-conditioning units. The...
Reefer rental: trends
The reefer rental market has benefited from unexpected development. It started in the 1980s when thousands of refrigerated containers ceased being used, following the external trade collapse of fruit-exporting countries. The reefers were first...
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...
Out of the ordinary: Backpack fridge
"Boxcooler" a backpack fridge with picnic dishes solves the problem of keeping picnic food cool and applies state-of-the-art technology. On one side it can conveniently be carried on the back. On the other side, the cover hinge can be used as a...
The climate impact of the refrigeration sector in Australia
According to a recent report, the refrigeration sector accounts for 24% of Australia’s electricity consumption and 11.5% of CO2 emissions. This report also identifies the main causes of direct and...
New decisions on environmental issues
Environmental issues will certainly continue to be the main driver of evolution in the refrigeration sector in the coming decades. Newsletter No. 37 mentioned new orientations decided during the latest United Nations conferences on the ozone layer...
US
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which was passed as law on August 8, 2005 provides incentives for more efficient technologies, and notably "innovative technologies" that avoid greenhouse gases emissions. Research and development for...
F-gas Regulation
The European Union's "F-gas" Regulation No. 842/2006 is now applied with effect on July 4, 2007 in the 27 European Member States. This Regulation aims at minimizing emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases, including HFCs. -For stationary...
Refrigerant news: HFO-1234yf
The US EPA has proposed to list HFO-1234yf as an acceptable alternative refrigerant in mobile air-conditioning (MAC) systems. The proposed decision only applies to new MAC systems in passenger cars and trucks since EPA had previously determined...
IIR news
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ICR 2011 in Prague: a Resounding Success
The 23rd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration held in Prague, on August 21-26, 2011, was highly successful...
Encyclopedia of refrigeration
Hydrocarbon refrigerants
Hydrocarbons such as R290 (propane), R600a (isobutane) or R1270 (propene/propylene) are low GWP non-toxic natural refrigerants with excellent thermodynamic properties. They offer an...
