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Commission delegated directive 2014/10/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in alloys, as a superconductor or thermal conductor, used in cryo-cooler cold heads and/or in cryo-cooled cold probes and/or in cryo-cooled equipotential bonding systems, in medical devices (category 8) and/or in industrial monitoring and control instruments.

• Author(s) : European Commission
• Publication date: 2014/01/09
• Languages : English
• Source: Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L/JOCE, L - Vol. 57; L 4
• Formats : PDF

Experimental study of gas-solid overall heat transfer coefficient in vertical tank for sinter waste heat recovery.

• Author(s) : FENG J., DONG H., GAO J., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/02/25
• Languages : English
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 95

Weighted wings in 2011: a review of 2011 world AC market.

• Publication date: 2011/08/25
• Languages : English
• Source: JARN - n. 511

Strain hardening of metals and alloys in the superconducting state.

[In Russian. / En russe.]

• Author(s) : PUSTOVALOV V. V., KUSMENKO I. N., ISAEV N. V., et al.
• Publication date: 2004/01
• Languages : Russian
• Source: Fiz. nizk. Temp. - vol. 30 - n. 1

Effect of regenerator material configuration on 4K-GM cryocooler performance.

• Author(s) : KURIYAMA T., SAGAWA K., TACHIBANA H., et al.
• Publication date: 2009
• Languages : English

A supercritical carbon dioxide cycle for next generation nuclear reactors.

• Author(s) : DOSTAL V.
• Publication date: 2004
• Languages : English

La bibliothèque Carnegie de Reims : chaudières à condensation et climatisation à absorption gaz.

The Carnegie Library in Reims: gas condensing boilers and air conditioning.

• Publication date: 2005/05
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 679

La paroi, élément du bilan énergétique devient "multiactive fonctionnelle".

The envelope, part of the energy balance, becomes "functionally multiactive".

• Publication date: 2005/06
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 680

Coefficients dzêta des composants de conduits aérauliques rectangulaires. 2.

Zeta coefficients of the components of rectangular ventilation ducts. 2.

• Author(s) : KOCH P., PIERSON P.
• Publication date: 2004/06
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 669

Essai de comparaison technico-économique de différents systèmes de refroidissement de fluide.

Comparative technical and economic study on various liquid-cooling systems.

• Author(s) : BITSCH V.
• Publication date: 2005/11
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 684

1500 poutres climatiques pour le siège de la Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

1500 chilled beams for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional authorities' office.

• Publication date: 2005/11
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 684

Concevoir des systèmes thermiques : une approche méthodologique.

Designing thermal systems: a methodological approach.

• Publication date: 2009/04
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 722

Plaidoyer pour l'équilibrage hydraulique des installations de génie climatique.

Hydraulic balancing in environmental engineering plants: advocacy.

• Author(s) : FRIDMANN P.
• Publication date: 2004/09
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 671

Eurovent : la certification indépendante en climatisation et en froid.

Eurovent: independent certification in air conditioning and refrigeration.

• Publication date: 2007/11
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 706

Puits canadien ou provençal, conception, dimensionnement et mise en oeuvre.

Canadian "provençal" heat sink: design, sizing and implementation.

• Publication date: 2008/05
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 712

Colombia: financial aid to renew the stock of domestic refrigerators

In Colombia, 17,553 people have benefited since January 2019 from a programme to replace old domestic refrigerators with new units using isobutane (R600a). 

• Publication date : 2023/09/22
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

Cold-storage facility converted to propane in Colombia.

Asocoflores has replaced an R22-based system with R290 in a cold storage facility for flowers.

• Publication date : 2017/03/22

Earth-to-air heat exchanger for air conditioning in a Colombian tropical weather

In a recent theoretical study, a passive cooling system using an earth-to-air heat exchanger (EAHE) was modelled for the Colombian tropical weather.

• Publication date : 2021/08/02
• Subjects: Developing country, Technology

Creation of a cold-chain management degree

AgroParisTech, a French Institute of life and environmental sciences and industries, has just set up, in partnership with Cemafroid, a refrigeration transport testing organization based near Paris, a post-graduate Advanced Studies Certificate...

• Publication date : 2012/06/04

Progress in electrocaloric cooling

A team of researchers develop a new material with electrocaloric effects over a wider temperature range.

• Publication date : 2019/10/30

ICR2019: focus on innovative refrigeration technologies for developing countries

Several papers presented during the IIR International Congress of Refrigeration in August 2019 addressed advances in the refrigeration technologies that are particularly adapted to hot countries with limited electricity supply: solar...

• Publication date : 2019/11/29
• Subjects: Developing country

Refrigeration and COVID-19: list of resources

List of resources (guides, recommendations, information) regularly updated concerning the COVID-19 and the refrigeration sector.

• Publication date : 2020/05/26

Heat pumps : the core technology for sustainable heating

A recent report by the IEA highlights that heat pumps are essential to reducing the use of natural gas for heating, while improving energy security, reducing emissions and ensuring...

• Publication date : 2023/01/26
• Subjects: Environment

COVID-19 news in the HVAC&R sector

The IIR reviews the available information on the possible impact of air conditioning on the spread of COVID-19 and the recommendations for the operation and maintenance of HVAC systems. Furthermore, several...

• Publication date : 2020/04/05

International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) Appoints First President 

Colleen Keyworth was appointed President for the 2023 year with Dr. Ina Colombo-Youla as President-Elect to serve the following year. 

• Publication date : 2022/12/13

COP 27 at Sharm Al Sheikh

The IIR at the COP 27: side event was organised by the IIR with the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). Didier Coulomb gave a statement at the high-level session.

• Publication date : 2022/12/12
• Subjects: Environment

Current status and future trends of natural refrigerants in North and South America

Two papers presented at the IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference perfectly illustrate the interest in natural refrigerants and the obstacles they face in the Americas. 

• Publication date : 2022/09/28
• Subjects: Technology

European Commission launches €1 billion Green Deal call

Organised under 10 key focus areas and 20 topics, the European Green Deal aims to tackle the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities of climate change.

• Publication date : 2020/11/25
• Subjects: Technology, Environment

Refrigeration, a key player in the fight against cancer

Refrigeration technologies are an essential part of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of several cancers.

• Publication date : 2024/02/02
• Subjects: General information

The life cycle of fluorocarbons: case studies

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition has published a guide for policymakers in which  good practices regarding the life cycle of fluorocarbons are discussed. Concrete examples of refrigerant recycling in...

• Publication date : 2022/07/08
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

The UN climate change conference in Copenhagen was a failure. The initial stances and the interests of the stakeholders were too divergent to enable an agreement to be reached rapidly. It is possible that no agreement will ever be reached....

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is 100 years old. A number of events are to be held in IIR member countries in order to mark the IIR's centenary. The Focus of this issue describes these events, and throughout 2008 all issues...

• Publication date : 2008/05/13

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

A new year has begun: for all refrigeration stakeholders and the IIR, it will certainly be focused on new efforts in terms of environmental protection. In December 2005, I attended the 11th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

As with every active institution, and even more so for each body of a scientific and technical vocation, the International Institute of Refrigeration must be present and able to meet the imperatives and challenges arising in the short-, medium-...

• Publication date : 2005/10/06

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

Besides its scientific and technological commissions, the IIR has set up working parties dealing with specific topics. These working parties have in some cases provided the IIR's actions with greater legitimacy and international recognition in...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

Renewal of generations has to take place in all societies and the ability to attract young people to certain professions must be a major concern in companies and public organizations. This is particularly true in the refrigeration sector, and of...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

2005 will bring many changes in the field of refrigeration as a whole, and also in the IIR's activities. Discussions on climate change are in the limelight thanks to the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol which will further limit the use of...

• Publication date : 2005/02/11

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) publishes two journals and a newsletter. This editorial focuses on the objectives of these publications that are changing fast in the case of two of them, thanks to new information technologies....

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

Energy is one of the main strategic challenges of this century, both in terms of the impact of energy consumption on the environment (greenhouse effect) and above all in terms of the risk of shortages with respect to our society's needs (limited...

• Publication date : 2006/11/14

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

The IIR's mission is to disseminate the outcomes of research on refrigeration technologies and applications. Through its Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development (FPRD) the European Union regularly funds major research...

• Publication date : 2011/02/04

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

The 23rd International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2011) will take place in Prague on August 21-26, 2011. This will be the key refrigeration event in 2011 and will deal with all facets of refrigeration and refrigeration technology. Around...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

A new year is beginning. Perhaps it will be a difficult year because the economic crisis is far from over. A lot of challenges and maybe opportunities lie ahead, because the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector, which needs to address...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

June was an important month in the life of the International Institute of Refrigeration Froid (IIR). Its statutory meetings (Publications Sub-Committee, Management Committee, Science and Technology Council, Executive Committee) and its centenary...

• Publication date : 2008/08/11

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

For many years, the IIR has been seeking to improve the performances of natural refrigerants in order to address the issues of ozone depletion and global warming. The Gustav Lorentzen Conferences have been consistently highly successful. The...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

2008 was a milestone year for the IIR: its centenary, celebrated in many countries, provided an opportunity to showcase not only the rich and fascinating history of refrigeration, but also the ever-increasing global challenges and a lively,...

• Publication date : 2009/02/24