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Effect of bubble development on the weight loss rate of water during the vacuum cooling process.
[In Chinese. / En chinois.]
IIR document
Verification of a simple product weight loss model for refrigerated storage of foods.
Optimizing combined cryogenic and conventional freezing with respect to mass loss and energy criteria.
Effect of different vacuum cooling methods on the qualities of different parts of water-cooked pork.
Measurement of food dehydration during freezing in mechanical and cryogenic freezing conditions.
Influence de la nébulisation sur la conservation de viande dans une vitrine réfrigérée.
Influence of water droplets on the preservation of meat in a refrigerated display cabinet.
Experimental characterization of airflow, heat and mass transfer in a cold room filled with food products.
Efectos de los tratamientos post-cosecha con flujo de aire caliente sobre la calidad de limones ‘fino’.
Effects of post-harvest treatments with hot air flow on the quality of "fino" lemons.
Measurement of food dehydration during freezing: development of an experimental tool and application to tylose.
Dynamic models of fresh-cut spinach in different cold storage temperature.
Inhibition of corrosion in amine air cooled heat exchanger: experimental and numerical study.
CO2 hydrate slurries for rapid chilling of fresh food products.
Vibrational spectroscopic monitoring of structural changes in raw seafood meat during cold storage.
Sustainable coating for improving shelf-life of fresh-cut 'big top' nectarine.
Estudio comparativo de la evolución de los parámetros de calidad en pimiento verde almacenado a dos condiciones de temperatura.
Comparative study of the evolution of quality parameters in green peppers stored under two temperature conditions.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Cold storage: sustainable solutions for developing countries with hot climates
Two papers from the recent IIR Congress illustrate the importance of developing the cold chain in developing countries with warm climates. In particular, in India, environmentally-friendly technical solutions...
Optimising cold storage to boost antioxidants and anthocyanins in blood oranges
A study by the University of Florida found that storage temperatures ranging from 6 to 12 °C significantly enhance anthocyanin, phenolic content, and antioxidants content in in ‘Budd...
ICR 2019: an overview of current refrigeration research (part I)
Presentation of the main scientific and technical topics covered in the papers of the 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration and summary of some of the 14 keynotes.
IIR 2023 conference in Ohrid: focus on CO2 heat pumps
As demonstrated at the last IIR conference in Ohrid , heat pumps are a potential development area for the use of CO2, in particular for the thermal management of electric vehicles.
France: containment of refrigerating data plants
French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) recently published a study conducted by Cemafroid and IRSTEA on the containment of refrigerating plants.
Caloric cooling: state of the art and perspectives
A recent IJR article reviews the most significant results obtained over the past ten years in the field of magnetocaloric cooling and more recently in the field of electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling. It also presents the...
LNG remains the main driver of global gas demand in 2021-2025
In a recent report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) analyses the massive decline in gas demand in 2020. The covid-19 crisis has affected gas consumption mostly due to lower electricity demand in the...
IIR news
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Obituary: Einar Brendeng
The IIR presents its deepest sympathy and sincerest condolences to Professor Einar Brendeng’s family, the Norwegian refrigeration industry and society.
Interview: Director General of the IIR gives an overview of the trends of the refrigeration sector
In the 2018-2019 international special issue of the Industria & Formazione magazine, Director General of the International Institute of Refrigeration, Didier Coulomb, gives an overview of the impact of the refrigeration sector on climate...
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...
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...
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...
