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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

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

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

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

Réglage optimal des organes d'équilibrage hydraulique d'un circuit de refroidissement.

Optimal control of the hydraulic balancing devices used in a cooling circuit.

• Author(s) : DIDIER G.
• Publication date: 2005/09
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 682

Diagnostic des installations de ventilation dans les bâtiments résidentiels et tertiaires.

Ventilation plants in residential and service-industry buildings: diagnosis.

• Author(s) : VIALLE J. P., BARLES P.
• Publication date: 2005/09
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 682

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

Des solutions alternatives : ventilation nocturne pour le rafraîchissement et récupération des eaux pluviales.

Alternative solutions: night ventilation for cooling and recovery of rainwater.

• Publication date: 2005/10
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 683

30 % de réduction des besoins de froid et de chauffage à la patinoire de Châlons-en-Champagne.

30% less cooling and heating required in an ice skating rink at Châlons-en-Champagne, France.

• Publication date: 2005/12
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 685

Climatisation réversible de 2100 m2 de bureaux avec "deux tubes".

Reversible air conditioning of 2100 m2 of offices thanks to two tubes!

• Publication date: 2006/04
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 689

Vers une analyse virtuelle de la qualité de l'air intérieur.

Heading towards virtual analysis of indoor air quality.

• Publication date: 2005/02
• Languages : French
• Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - n. 676

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

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

Brazil: 94.5% employability rate for trained professionals in the refrigeration sector

The refrigeration course offered by the SENAI, the National Service of Industrial Learning in Brazil, has a 94.5% employability rate for its graduates.

• Publication date : 2024/11/06
• Subjects: Figures, economy

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

Solar-powered off-grid cooling: An innovative prototype for remote areas

An innovative solar-powered refrigerator could transform the preservation of perishable goods in areas without electricity.

• Publication date : 2025/02/11

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

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

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

2006 was an important year for the IIR: the first phase in the updating of the Fridoc database, launching of the e-Bulletin, publication of a course, Refrigeration Fundamentals, the Red Book on frozen foods, a Bibliography on CO2, two Informatory...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

In the previous issue of the Newsletter, I wrote about the conclusions I drew following the 2006 United Nations conferences on ozone depletion and climate change. A recently published important element backs up my conclusions: the Proceedings of...

• Publication date : 2007/05/04

Focus by Didier Coulomb

As we announced in the latest issue of the Newsletter, this special issue on the environment was prepared jointly with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2007 is a very important year for the future of the global environment and the...

• Publication date : 2007/08/05

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

In the previous issue of the Newsletter, a special issue on the environment, I announced proposals, from the G8 in particular, concerning accelerated phase-out of HCFCs, along with the importance of the UN Conference on the ozone layer in this...

• Publication date : 2007/11/20

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

The International Institute of Refrigeration, along with several national refrigeration associations, was founded in 1908. 2008 will thus be the IIR's centenary and will be called "Year of Refrigeration". 2008 will mark an important milestone in...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

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

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