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Prospects and Challenges to Transfer New Technology to A5 Countries. ASHRAE perspective.

• Author(s) : HAYTER S. J.
• Publication date: 2017/04/06
• Languages : English
• Source: Sustainable management of refrigeration technologies in marine and off-shore fisheries sectors.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Research on CO2 refrigeration system.

• Author(s) : GE C., JIANG S., YU Z. Q.
• Publication date: 2014/08/02
• Languages : English
• Source: 11^th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2014). Proceedings. Hangzhou, China, August 31-September 2, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

PRAHA: the way to advance alternative refrigerants for air-conditioning industry in high ambient temperature climates.

• Author(s) : ELTALOUNY A., REINHOLDT L. O., ELASSAAD B., et al.
• Publication date: 2016
• Languages : English
• Source: Industria & Formazione - International special issue 2016-2017
• Formats : PDF

Trends and Recent R&D Activities on Fuel Driven Sorption Heat Pumps.

• Author(s) : FÜLDNER G., WIEMKEN E., RIVERO PACHO A., METCALF S., GLUESENKAMP K., YANG Z., FRAZZICA A., APRILE M., TOPPI T., MOTTA M., CRITOPH R. E., SCHOSSIG P.
• Publication date: 2021/08/31
• Languages : English
• Source: 13^th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2021: Heat Pumps – Mission for the Green World. Conference proceedings [full papers]
• Formats : PDF

Guide to good commercial refrigeration practice. Part 9. Skills, qualifications and training.

• Author(s) : IoR, BRA
• Publication date: 2019
• Languages : English

Herramienta on-line para la resolución de problemas de frío: CuadernoDeProblemas.

On-line tool for solving refrigeration problems: CuadernoDeProblemas.

• Author(s) : CORONEL J. F., PÉREZ-LOMBARD L., MAESTRE I.
• Publication date: 2018/06/19
• Languages : Spanish
• Source: CYTEF 2018. IX Congreso Ibérico y VII Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, Valencia, España, 19-21 junio 2018.
• Formats : PDF

Desarrollo de la herramienta docente CuadernoDeProblemas. Aplicación a las ciencias y técnicas del frío.

• Publication date: 2022/04
• Languages : Spanish
• Source: XI Congreso Ibérico y IX Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, CYTEF 2022.
• Formats : PDF

Prospects and Challenges to Transfer New Technology to A5 Countries: Government of Maldives' perspectives.

• Author(s) : MIRUZA M.
• Publication date: 2017/04/06
• Languages : English
• Source: Sustainable management of refrigeration technologies in marine and off-shore fisheries sectors.
• Formats : PDF

Modelling and control of refrigeration systems an account of a pedagogic experiment in a post-secondary technical course.

• Author(s) : DUARTE R.
• Publication date: 2016/05/03
• Languages : English
• Source: CYTEF 2016. VIII Congreso Ibérico y VI Congreso Iberoamericano de las Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, Coimbra-Portugal, 3-6 mayo, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

Práctica de métodos numéricos en la asignatura de transmisión de calor. Análisis de un caso real.

Digital approach of a heat transfer material: practical case analysis.

• Author(s) : MARTÍNEZ-BALLESTER S., MONTAGUD C., NAVARRO-PERIS E., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/05/03
• Languages : Spanish
• Source: CYTEF 2016. VIII Congreso Ibérico y VI Congreso Iberoamericano de las Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, Coimbra-Portugal, 3-6 mayo, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

REAL alternatives: blended learning for alternative refrigerants in new equipments.

• Author(s) : BASSI M.
• Publication date: 2015/06/12
• Languages : English
• Source: Le ultime tecnologie del freddo e del condizionamento. Atti del 16° Convegno Europeo: June 12-13, 2015, Milano, Italia.
• Formats : PDF

Um curso de ensino à distância sobre conforto ambiental interior em edifícios.

Remote training session on the room comfort inside buildings.

• Author(s) : GAMEIRO DA SILVA M., DIAS PEREIRA L., DIAS CARRILHO J. A., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/05/03
• Languages : Portuguese
• Source: CYTEF 2016. VIII Congreso Ibérico y VI Congreso Iberoamericano de las Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, Coimbra-Portugal, 3-6 mayo, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

The HVACR Workforce: demand heats up as supply melts away. A projection of the coming shortfall of HVACR workers and how to fix it. 

• Author(s) : The HVACR Workforce Development Foundation
• Publication date: 2015/09
• Languages : English
• Formats : PDF

Recommended by the IIR / IIR document

Women in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps industry.

• Author(s) : COLOMBO I., MARQUES C., RODWAY M., EVANS J., MAIDMENT G., VOIGT A., MOUNDJIMBI MOMBO F.
• Publication date: 2020/08/26
• Languages : English
• Source: 6^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Nantes, France, August 26-28 2020
• Formats : PDF

F-Gas training and assessment in the UK and qualifications for low GWP refrigerants.

• Author(s) : SMITH N.
• Publication date: 2015/06/12
• Languages : English
• Source: Le ultime tecnologie del freddo e del condizionamento. Atti del 16° Convegno Europeo: June 12-13, 2015, Milano, Italia.
• Formats : PDF

Latest research on ammonia-based absorption refrigeration systems

A recent article has reviewed literature on absorption chillers that use ammonia as a refrigerant, along with water (H2O), lithium nitrate (LiNO3), and lithium nitrate + water...

• Publication date : 2021/02/25
• Subjects: Technology

Quantum refrigerators: research is making progress

Two recent studies illustrate the progress of research on quantum refrigerators. Cooling applications for microelectronic compounds could be considered.

• Publication date : 2019/02/28

Cold chain research centre in Rwanda receives UK funding

The Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold chain (ACES) has received funding to support its cold chain research activities in Africa until 2025.

• Publication date : 2022/09/26
• Subjects: Developing country

US: intensification of research on refrigerant flammability

AHRI has set up a subcommittee to conduct a review of the safety issues around mildly flammable refrigerants.

• Publication date : 2015/08/18

Recent overview of research on electrocaloric cooling

A recent literature review presents an overview of research on electrocaloric cooling. The authors addressed the following topics: thermodynamic cycles, electrocaloric materials, experimental devices, numerical...

• Publication date : 2021/01/04
• Subjects: Technology

Searching for refrigerant traces in the atmosphere

The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) researchers have now published first measurements on the atmospheric distribution and abundance of the 4th generation halogenated coolants and foaming agents. (fluoroolefins).

• Publication date : 2015/04/20

ICR 2019: an overview of current refrigeration research (part II)

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.

• Publication date : 2019/09/30
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

ICR2019: overview of current refrigeration research topics (part III)

Energy storage, desiccant air conditioning, high-temperature heat pumps and ejector technologies were some of the salient topics of the latest IIR Congress. Continuation of the synthesis of key presentations of ICR2019.

• Publication date : 2019/10/30

ICR2019: overview of current refrigeration research topics (part IV)

Energy storage, desiccant air conditioning, high-temperature heat pumps and ejector technologies were some of the salient topics of the latest IIR Congress. Continuation of the synthesis of key presentations of ICR2019.

• Publication date : 2019/10/30

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.

• Publication date : 2019/09/30
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

A possible major step in the quest of room-temperature superconductivity

Two researcher teams have just reported experiments indicating that a hydride of lanthanum compressed to 1.7 to 1.85 million bar has a critical temperature of 250–260 K (-23 – -13°C).

• Publication date : 2019/01/31

Research & Development: A cooling curtain made of a porous triple-layer membrane

A doctoral student at ETH Zurich's Functional Materials Laboratory has developed a cooling curtain made of a porous triple-layer membrane.

• Publication date : 2017/09/01

Squid skin inspires research on next-generation space blanket

Next-generation space blankets could be made of a thermoregulatory material inspired by the functioning of squid skin, which changes color.

• Publication date : 2019/05/29

Research Project CoolFish to explore energy efficient cooling systems on board fishing vessels

The recently launched research project, CoolFish, aims to explore energy efficient cooling systems on board fishing vessels.

• Publication date : 2019/09/18

EU F-Gas review: feedbacks on the preliminary findings of the evaluation study

The preliminary evaluation report submitted in May at the request of the European Commission by Öko-Recherche and Ricardo raised some questions. 

• Publication date : 2021/06/28
• Subjects: Regulation, HFCs alternatives

New on the IIR website: optimise your searches!

A new feature has been developed on the IIR website to allow you to search for content in several sections at the same time: FRIDOC, news, events and encyclopedia.

• Publication date : 2022/05/27

The IIR is seeking an Information Officer

The IIR is seeking an Information Officer for its Scientific and Technical Information Department comprising 4 persons. The position is available immediately.

• Publication date : 2013/03/05

The IIR is seeking a Deputy Director

The IIR is seeking for its head office in Paris a Deputy Director, with a scientific and technical background. The candidate should be a very good English and French speaker.

• Publication date : 2013/03/05

The IIR is seeking a Communication Manager

The IIR is seeking for its head office in Paris preferably a English-mother-tongue Communication Manager, with fluent French, who will manage the IIR’s communication policy and conferences.

• Publication date : 2013/03/05

HKA/OST Summer School: Looking for sponsors

Two partners of the SophiA project wil be organising an International Summer School on Sustainability at OST in Switzerland.

• Publication date : 2022/05/27

New EU research project BETTED gets underway!

The IIR is one of 10 partners of the new European research project aimed at promoting the energy transition of the dairy value chain.

• Publication date : 2024/03/27

The IIR supports innovative European research projects on refrigeration

In line with its international activities, the IIR is currently involved in two European research projects both focused on very distinct areas of refrigeration technologies.

• Publication date : 2017/02/22

Briefs: Prof L Rey

Prof. Louis Rey, former President of Section C, Biology and food technology, then Vice-President of the IIR's Science and Technology Council, and President of a sub-commission devoted to the biological and medical applications of...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

New IIR Working Group: whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation

During the IIR Science and Technology Council meeting on June 15, 2017, a new IIR Working Group (WG) on “Whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation” was officially created.

• Publication date : 2017/07/12

IJR Editorial: The IIR on the board of the international network of women in cooling

Women are significantly and visibly under-represented in the refrigeration industry. A preliminary evaluation has demonstrated that around 6% of women are members of national refrigeration and air-conditioning...

• Publication date : 2023/01/09

Book your spot! Training session on food refrigeration systems

From July 1 to 5 2024, Professor Don Cleland will be leading a training  workshop in London entitled “Cost-Effective Refrigeration”. 

• Publication date : 2024/05/28

IJR among 10 most influential publications in Thermal Sciences

According to the 2024 Google Scholar Metrics ranking, the International Journal of Refrigeration ranks among the top 10 most cited publications in the thermal sciences...

• Publication date : 2024/10/01
• Subjects: General information

ASHRAE winter meeting and French refrigeration greetings ceremony

The IIR presented two papers at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting seminars and participated in the "Refrigeration Greetings event" organised by the French association of refrigeration (AFF) on 27...

• Publication date : 2022/02/28

We are hiring an Information Specialist Intern (in French)

L’IIF contribue depuis 1908 à la collecte et à la diffusion de l’information scientifique et technique dans tous les domaines du froid. Pour renforcer son Département de...

• Publication date : 2024/08/13

ICCC2014 in London

The UK hosted ICCC2014, the third IIR conference in the series, in June at St Mary's University College, London, UK.

• Publication date : 2014/07/03

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

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

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

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)

For IIR members only

Global cold storage capacity

This table presents the cold storage capacity in about 50 countries, based on data from the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA).

• Last update : 2021/12/06
• Langues : English
• Themes : Refrigerated storage: economics and statistics

For IIR members only

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

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…)

Thermophysical properties of HFC refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 100 HFC refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : HFCs, Blends, HFO et HCFO

Thermophysical properties of HFO refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 50 HFO refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : Blends, HFO et HCFO

Thermophysical properties of hydrocarbon refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 20 hydrocarbon refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : Hydrocarbons, Blends

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

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