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Valutazione sulle possibili applicazioni delle tecnologie di raffreddamento solare nelle regione araba.
Assessment of potential solar cooling technologies applications in Arab regions.
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Freshwater production and solar disinfection of water released from the air-conditioning cooling system: an experimental investigation.
Development of adsorption heat pump using natural mesoporous material impregnated with chloride component : Part 2 design and development of 10kW type adsorption heat pump.
Heat Transfer Enhancement of Latent Thermal Energy Storage in Rectangular Components
Fluid flow and heat transfer in a latent thermal energy unit with different phase change material (PCM) cavity volume fractions.
Crystallization of supercooled spherical nodules in a flow.
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Experimental study on flow behaviours of CO2 hydrate slurry.
A preindustrial magnetic cooling system for room temperature application.
Impact of shape of container on natural convection and melting inside enclosures used for passive cooling of electronic devices.
Phase-change materials: numerical and DSC analysis.
Forced convective heat transfer in supercooled phase-change material suspensions with stochastic crystallization.
Measurement and analysis of vitiation of secondary air in air distribution systems.
Evaluation of a demand controlled ventilation strategy for a multizone campus building.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Oman joins global effort against climate change as 162nd country to ratify the Kigali Amendment
The Sultanate of Oman is now the fourth Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country to ratify the Kigali Amendment, following the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait.
France : Lorient's Keroman fishing port will use ammoniac
In order to comply with the European Union "F-gas" regulation applicable from January 1, 2015, SEM Lorient-Keroman , managing company of Lorient, France, fishing port has decided to delete the entire HCFC C22 present on the site and replace it by...
Gallo-Roman craft restored thanks to freeze drying.
A 32-m barge weighing 30 tonnes that sank in the Rhone around 50 AD 30 tonnes is being restored thanks to the use of polyethylene glycol, followed by freeze drying
Indian LNG demand shows rapid growth due to high demand
The Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas claims that LNG accounted for 41% of India’s total gas consumption in 2012 - 2013 and will account50% in 2013 – 2014: a 25% rise.
France: refrigerant demand and emissions data
According to the Refrigerant Emissions Inventory – Year 2010 published by Mines ParisTech/Armines/ERIE at the request of French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), total refrigerant demand was 10 224 tonnes in 2010, including 80%...
Cooling demand is booming
The boom in cooling demand is already well established for some products in some countries: fridge ownership among Chinese urban households rose from 7% in 1995 to 95% in 2007, for example.
Forecasts concerning global demand for commercial refrigeration
According to a recent market report by Freedonia, global demand for commercial refrigeration equipment is forecast so rise by 4.6% annually until 2016 and reach around USD 32 billion.
White paint reduces air conditioning demand
A team of researchers has developed a radiative cooling paint that keeps surfaces more than 1.7 °C cooler than their ambient surroundings (at noon).
Global demand for HVAC equipment on the rise
Global HVAC demand to reach USD 107 billion in 2016, with Asia Pacific in the lead.
Global demand for commercial refrigeration equipment to rise.
The demand is predicted to benefit from strong growth in some of the world’s largest developing nations.
Global refrigerant demand is expected to grow
Global refrigerant demand is expected to grow at a compound-annual-growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2% over the next five years and reach 1.6 million metric tons by 2018.
China: record temperatures in Beijing increase cooling demand
In June 2023, Beijing recorded its hottest temperatures in 60 years, affecting electricity and cooling demand.
China : demand for fresh food increases
China’s appetite for fruit and vegetables, dairy and meat is expected to increase by 17% between 2015 and 2025.
Increasing demand for technicians in the refrigeration sector
According to Chicago Tribune Media Services, heating, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) is one of the fastest growing fields on the job market: employment of HVACR technicians is expected to grow by 28% by 2018 in the US, due to the...
Asia: record temperatures in April increase cooling demand
In April 2023, hotter-than-average temperatures have been recorded in Asia, affecting electricity and cooling demand.
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International activities: Romania
Didier Coulomb visited Romania, thanks to the kind invitation of the Romanian Refrigeration Association (AGFR) and met the Romanian Vice-Minister of Agriculture.
A New Era: Dr Yosr Allouche to become the first woman to head the International Institute of Refrigeration
A new chapter has begun for the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) with the triumphant election of Dr Yosr Allouche (39) as the first woman to hold the prestigious position of Director...
ERC Grant Awarded to Steffen Grohmann for Advancing Cryogenic Technology
Steffen Grohmann, President of IIR Commission A1, receives an advanced grant from the European Research Council for his innovative cryogenic technology project: GRAVITHELIUM, a key technology for the Einstein...
UK: IoR dinner 2020 and Judith Evans receives award
During the IoR annual dinner 2020, the IoR recognised the contributions of outstanding individuals to the UK refrigeration industry.Judith Evans was awarded ACR Woman of the Year 2020.
Participation of the IIR at COP-10
On December 6-18, 2004, over 6100 participants from 169 countries attended the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP-10) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held at the Rural Exhibition Center in Buenos Aires ,...
Women in the Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Industry Report
UN Environment recently published a report on the personal experiences and achievements of women working in the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry.
IIR Women in Refrigeration Award at ICR 2023
During the 26th International Congress of Refrigeration in Paris in August 2023, a brand new award will be presented: the IIR Women in Refrigeration Award. It will reward exceptional scientific work...
Minutes of IIR Commission B1 Business Meeting in Boulder
A Commission B1 business meeting took place in Boulder, Colorado, USA (June 24, 2009). It was chaired by Commission B1 President Dr Piotr Domanski. The minutes of the meeting are available
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...
Discover the winners of the IIR Scientific Awards 2023
Every four years at its Congress, the IIR offers a series of prestigious Scientific Awards that recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of refrigeration. Discover this year’s...
REFCOLD India 2024
We are thrilled to announce that visitor registration is now open for REFCOLD India 2024 - Yosr Allouche, the first woman to be elected Director General of the IIR, will be speaking at the event.
The International Journal of Refrigeration (IJR)
The IJR is the most important scientific journal in the field of refrigeration technology. It is a co-publication of Elsevier and the IIR. Eight issues are published each year, with over 15 articles per issue. Certain issues are totally or...
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...
Discover the new IIR Science and Technology Council
With 8 newly elected presidents and vice-presidents, 3 reassignments and 5 reappointments, this new Science and Technology Council (STC), mandated from 2015 to 2019, is set to bring forth fresh ideas and novel change.
IIR Highlights from the OEWG-47 Side Event: Empowering Women in the Cooling Sector
The International Institute of Refrigeration participated in a side event organised by GIZ Proklima, focused on advancing gender equality in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps (RACHP)...
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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Additive manufacturing of heat exchangers
In the refrigeration industry, additive manufacturing (colloquially referred to as “3D printing”) makes it possible to fabricate novel, complex and potentially more energy efficient...
Additive manufacturing of regenerators for caloric cooling
In many areas of engineering, additive manufacturing allows the production of complex and multifunctional products that could not be manufactured using traditional methods. In the...
Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data
From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...
Global warming potential (GWP) of HFC refrigerants
Using the latest updated data from UNEP’s RTOC 2022 report, we have compiled the 100-year GWP and 20-year GWP values of hydrofluorocarbon-based (HFC) refrigerants. Our table includes...
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...
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...
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...
Cold storage conditions for fruits and vegetables
Practical recommendations for the cold storage of over 200 cultivars of fruits, vegetables and herbs (storage temperatures, relative humidity, storage time, controlled atmosphere...
Nanorefrigerants
Nanorefrigerants are created by adding nanoparticles in suspension to a base refrigerant. They have a thermal conductivity that is 15% to 104% higher than that of the corresponding...
Thermophysical properties of hydrocarbon refrigerants
Thermophysical properties of over 20 hydrocarbon refrigerants, including single-component and blends.
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21st International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG2026)
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