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  • Out of the ordinary: Oven or fridge?

    TMIO has developed a dual oven/refrigerator that is Internet, cell-phone and telephone controlled. The "Intelligent Oven" makes sure that dinner is ready when you are and refrigerates your meal before and even after it is cooked. TMIO has adapted...

    • Publication date : 2006/11/15
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  • New Eurovent certification programme for cooling towers

    Eurovent, the European Certification body, has developed a certification programme for the thermal performance of cooling towers.

    • Publication date : 2012/03/20
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  • The future of air conditioning.

    Navigant Consulting, a specialized expert services firm, produced a report about the future of air conditioning for buildings providing interesting figures on the expected growth in air conditioning demand and its environmental impact.

    • Publication date : 2017/01/26
    • Subjects: Figures, economy, Environment
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  • A promising future for nanorefrigerants

    A review article published in the IJR highlights the remarkable heat transfer properties of nanorefrigerants, which are leading to significant improvements in the performance of refrigeration systems.

    • Publication date : 2018/05/17
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  • AIRAH’s solar summit points the way to a sustainable future.

    AIRAH’s Solar Cooling and Heating Forum, held in Brisbane in August, proved that Australia’s HVAC&R sector has the expertise and the desire to exploit solar technology.

    • Publication date : 2018/10/11
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  • Japan: Ministry of Environment resquests subsidies for natural refrigerants.

    In September, the Japanese Ministry of Environment asked for subsidies to promote natural refrigerants in commercial and industrial refrigeration for the 2019 financial year.

    • Publication date : 2018/10/26
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  • What future for the heating, cooling and ventilation industry with the "Generation Z" ?

    The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) and the European Ventilation Industry Association (EVIA) published their "Visionary Paper" on March 15, 2017 considering the future needs in the HVAC sector by 2030.

    • Publication date : 2017/04/05
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  • Sub-Saharan milk cooler project awarded USD 1 million

    A University of Georgia engineer received USD 1 million to continue working on a milk cooler designed to help dairy farmers, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, who lack access to refrigeration.

    • Publication date : 2014/03/18
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  • Briefs: Events

    - With over 880 exhibitors from 42 countries and 29300 visitors (up 10% since 2008), the second edition of Chillventa held in Nuremberg, Germany, on October 13-15, 2010, was a resounding success. View a video featuring highlights and...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
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  • Events: IRHACE Conference

    The Institute of Refrigeration, Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers of New Zealand (IRHACE) held a conference in Auckland on May 21-22, 2004 and attracted roughly 100 Australasian participants. The overarching theme was sustainability and 18...

    • Publication date : 2004/07/27
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  • Events: Cryogen-Expo

    The second international specialized trade fair Cryogen-Expo was held in Moscow in November 2003. This exhibition covered all cryogenic branches. It demonstrated and promoted the achievements of cryogenic engineering and technology manufacturers...

    • Publication date : 2004/07/27
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  • Events: Cemagref’s anniversary

    Cemagref, a French agricultural and environmental engineering research organization and benefactor member of the IIR is 25 years old and held a lecture and ceremony at the Ministry of Research in Paris on October 10, 2006 to mark the occasion....

    • Publication date : 2006/11/15
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  • Events: HARFKO 2007

    HARFKO 2007 will take place in Seoul on March 21-23, 2007. Register and check out the exhibitors: www.harfko.com/main/main.asp

    • Publication date : 2006/11/15
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  • Events: c-dig

    The latest c-dig (carbon dioxide interest group) meeting took place in Lyon, France, on November 3-4, 2008 and was attended by about 40 researchers, compressor manufacturers and industry stakeholders. It gave an overview of the current state of...

    • Publication date : 2009/02/24
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  • Events: DKV news

    DKV's annual conference held in Ulm in November 2008 was a resounding success: 590 participants, of whom 85 were from outside Germany, and 105 technical presentations. Three technical tours took place. Prof. Michael Arnemann is now President of...

    • Publication date : 2009/02/24
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  • Global HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector

    This table shows HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector – including air conditioning – in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent for about 40 countries that are signatories...

    • Last update : 2022/01/20
    • Langues : English
    • Themes : General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…)
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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...

    • Last update : 2023/09/15
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : HFCs
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  • 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
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  • 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...

    • Last update : 2023/06/30
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Ice creams
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    Heat pump stock in Europe

    This table presents the stock of installed heat pumps, the CO2 emissions avoided and the number of jobs in the heat pump sector in Europe.

    • Last update : 2021/12/14
    • Langues : English
    • Themes : Heat pumps, energy recovery: economics and statistics
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  • 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...

    • Last update : 2022/09/16
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Caloric cooling (magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling)
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  • 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...

    • Last update : 2022/06/22
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Hydrocarbons, Containment, refrigerant charge reduction
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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...

    • Last update : 2022/09/07
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Evaporators, condensers and other heat exchangers
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  • 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...

    • Last update : 2023/01/16
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Fruit, Vegetables
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  • 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...

    • Last update : 2022/06/17
    • Langues : English, French
    • Themes : Nanofluids
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  • Environmental impact of the ice cream industry

    This summary document describes the environmental impact of ice cream manufacturing, which is mainly due to the energy consumption and refrigerants used.

    • Last update : 2022/11/17
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…)
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