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Experimental investigation on melting process of a phase change material with embedded heat pipes in a vacuum insulated cold thermal energy storage panel.
Method for measuring the thickness of the walls of isothermal cells.
Caracterização experimental de refrigeradores isolados com painéis de vácuo.
Experimental characterisation of vacuum panel insulated refrigerators.
Comparison and validation of modelling methods for non-homogenous walls incorporating vacuum insulation panels.
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Vacuum Insulation in refrigerated vehicles.
An apparatus to measure the thermal conductivity of insulation panels at sub-ambient temperature.
Insulated bodies for refrigerated transport vehicles: past, present and future construction techniques.
A method to measure the K-value of local elements of insulated transport equipment.
An experimental study on the use of vacuum insulation panels in household refrigerators.
Latent thermal energy storage for refrigerated trucks.
Energy efficiency comparison of two different North American refrigerated truck-bodies insulation technologies by experimental assessment of K-value.
Dry ice standalone solutions to transport Covid-19 vaccines.
Vacuum insulation panels for refrigerators.
Innovation of cold chain semiconductor chilled/heated portable container installed with VIPs envelopes.
Sizing of thermal energy storage with phase change materials for a battery-free solar-powered refrigerator.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Vacuum Insulation Panels: a promising solution for domestic refrigerators
Thanks to their low thermal conductivity, Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) make it possible to greatly reduce the energy consumption of domestic refrigerators. However, their adoption comes up against problems of...
Blueprint for a sustainable off-grid solar-powered cold room 20% cheaper than state of the art
In June 2025, Efficiency for Access published a report on constructing a sustainable solar-powered cold room using natural and locally available materials. Their design reduced embedded GHG emissions by 63% and...
Low-cost cold storage in Kenya using evaporative cooling
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Nairobi are designing affordable off-grid cold storage units for perishable crops in Kenya, using evaporative...
Assessment of the environmental impact of domestic refrigerators using LCCP
The environmental impact of domestic refrigerators over their lifetime has been quantified in different configurations (operating cycles, materials, insulation) in a recent IJR article.
