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Experimental and numerical study of insulation walls containing a composite layer of PU-PCM and dedicated to refrigerated vehicle.

• Author(s) : MICHEL B., GLOUANNEC P., FUENTES A., et al.
• Publication date: 2017/04
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Energy storage, Performance, PCM, Expérimentation, Refrigerated vehicle, Multilayer insulation
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 116

Design and experimental verification of a new type of refrigerated vehicle model.

[In Chinese. / En chinois.]

• Author(s) : XIA Q., LIU B., SONG X.
• Publication date: 2014/08
• Languages : Chinese
• Keywords : Heat transfer, Design, Simulation, Material, Vegetable, Refrigerated vehicle, Change of phase
• Source: Journal of Refrigeration - vol. 35 - n. 158
• Formats : PDF

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Vacuum Insulation in refrigerated vehicles.

• Author(s) : BOUDET N., CAPO C., LATCHAN F., MONTI A., AUBERT F., AMELOT F., COURTEILLE B., LECUIR C., CAVALIER G.
• Publication date: 2020/08/26
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Performance, Insulating panel, Vacuum, Refrigerated transport, Transport vehicle, Insulation, K coefficient, Energy saving, Refrigerated truck, Sandwich panel
• Source: 6^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Nantes, France, August 26-28 2020
• Formats : PDF

Why the importance of the thermal efficiency of refrigerated vehicles?

• Publication date: 2014/09
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermal conductivity, Heat bridge, Generality, Refrigerated transport, Heat loss, Refrigerated vehicle
• Source: Cold Link (The) - vol. 27 - n. 5
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Ageing of in-service refrigerated transport vehicles: a statistical analysis.

• Author(s) : CAPO C., PETIT J. M., REVELLIN R., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Measurement, Refrigerated transport, Statistics, Modelling, Material, Refrigerated vehicle, Insulation, K coefficient
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

Better thermal efficiency will reduce operating costs of refrigerated vehicles.

• Publication date: 2015/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Energy consumption, Heat loss, Performance, GWP, Refrigerated vehicle, Insulation, Diesel
• Source: Cold Link (The) - vol. 28 - n. 3
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Non equilibrium adsorption performance analysis of the adsorption cycle for the refrigerating vehicles.

• Author(s) : WANG L. W., ZHOU Z. S., GAO P., et al.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Equilibrium, Manganese, Ammonia, Adsorption system, Performance, Expérimentation, Refrigerated vehicle, Chloride
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

Retour d'expérience sur la conception et les travaux de construction d'une nouvelle plateforme d'essais.

Feedback from experience on the design and construction works of a new test platform.

• Author(s) : MICHINEAU T., CAVALIER G.
• Publication date: 2014/04
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Test rig, France, Certification, Refrigerated transport, Design, Performance, Installation (implementation), Testing, Refrigerated vehicle
• Source: Revue générale du Froid & du Conditionnement d'air - vol. 104 - n. 1142

IIR document

Experimental assessment of the difference in insulation efficiency between new internally insulated refrigerated vans and their corresponding prototypes.

• Author(s) : FERTEL C., LATCHAN F., VALET O., CAVALIER G.
• Publication date: 2022/04/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerated truck, Cold chain, Expérimentation, Prototype, Certification, Testing, Performance, Insulated vehicle, Insulation
• Source: 7^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain Online. Proceedings: April 11-13 2022
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Experimental evaluation of cycle performance for new-developed refrigerants in the electric vehicle heat pump systems.

• Author(s) : YU B., OUYANG H., SHI J., GUO Z., CHEN J.
• Publication date: 2021/09
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Electric vehicle, Heat pump, R410A, Mixture, Low GWP, Expérimentation, Refrigerant, Cooling capacity, Heating, COP, Performance, Refrigerant charge
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 129
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Thermodynamic performance analysis of a low-temperature absorption refrigeration system in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell refrigerated vehicle.

• Author(s) : LI Z., LUO C., LI J., WANG H., ZHANG R., LI N., PAN C., WANG Y.
• Publication date: 2023/10
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermodynamic cycle, Calculation, Performance, Fuel cell, Absorption system, Refrigerated vehicle, Membrane, Waste heat, Heat recovery, Modelling, Lithium bromide
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 154
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Study on thermal properties of a novel PCM and heat transfer characteristics in refrigerated vehicles with cold-storage plates.

• Author(s) : LI X. Y., QU D., YANG L., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/04/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermal property, Heat transfer, Supercooling, PCM, Material, Expérimentation, Refrigerated vehicle, Change of phase, Thermal energy storage
• Source: 4^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Auckland, New Zealand, April 7-9, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Tests and qualification of thermochemical adsorption machines in refrigerated transport.

• Author(s) : SUQUET T., BOUDET N., CAVALIER G.
• Publication date: 2020/08/26
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ammonia, Adsorption system, Transport vehicle, Testing, Case study, Regulations, Refrigerated transport
• Source: 6^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Nantes, France, August 26-28 2020
• Formats : PDF

Review of recent advances in transcritical CO2 heat pump and refrigeration cycles and their development in the vehicle field.

• Author(s) : JI H., PEI J., CAI J., DING C., GUO F., WANG Y.
• Publication date: 2023/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : CO2, R744, Transcritical cycle, Electric vehicle, Heat pump, Review, Mobile air conditioning, Thermodynamic cycle, Refrigerating system
• Source: Energies - vol. 16 - 10
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Adaptation de l’ATP aux climats chauds.

Adaptation of ATP to hot climates.

• Author(s) : PANOZZO G., BISON P., BA A., ROSSI S.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport, Refrigerated vehicle, Solar radiation, Hot climate, Thermal load, Calculation, Case study, Frozen food, COP, Simulation, Europe, Africa, Ambient condition, Regulations
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

Refrigerated delivery vehicles: device facilitates door closing

In order to avoid unwanted temperature rises due to awkward door closing, an EPDM valve has been designed by the German company Maagtechnic.

• Publication date : 2011/10/03

In Switzerland, 17% of refrigerated vehicles above temperature regulation

An investigation by Swiss authorities has found that 17% of refrigerated vehicles were providing insufficient cooling of food in Switzerland.

• Publication date : 2015/03/12
• Subjects: Regulation

Refrigerated vehicle sales in China increased by 27% in 2019

Cold chain logistics in China are expected to expand over the next few years.

• Publication date : 2020/07/21
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Demand for cooling drives cold transport growth

The number of refrigerated vehicles on the road could feasibly reach 15.5 millions by 2025, up from less than 3 million in 2013.

• Publication date : 2015/07/09
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Alternatives to replace R404A for refrigerated transport

With about 5 million refrigerated vehicles operating worldwide, there is active research and development focusing on identifying alternatives to R404A, which is traditionally used in truck and trailer...

• Publication date : 2020/09/04
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

CO2 for transport refrigeration systems

A paper presented during the 10th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference held in Delft in 2012 summarizes developments on cryogenic solutions for refrigerated vehicles using liquid CO2 in an open cycle system.

• Publication date : 2013/03/08

Markets: Refrigerated road transport: facts and figures

According to a recent TechNavio Insights study on the UK refrigerated road transport market study, the estimated total number of refrigerated road transport vehicles in the UK, in 2008, was around 140@000. Of these, 43% (60@000) were vans and...

• Publication date : 2009/05/18

Refrigerated storage trends

Several cold store building projects illustrate trends currently observed in the refrigerated storage field: - by building in Harnes the largest cold store in France, frozen chip producer Mc Cain intends to house under one roof in April 2010 its...

• Publication date : 2009/05/18

Autonomous systems for refrigerated transport

The refrigerated transport sector is looking for solutions to reduce fuel consumption, refrigerant emissions and noise emissions. - Autonomous systems cooled by cryogenic secondary coolants offer alternatives. A system developed in Germany uses...

• Publication date : 2009/02/25

Cold chain news: India’s growing cold chain

With a 63.5-million-tonne annual production of fruit, 105-million-tonne annual production of milk, India is the largest fruit and milk producer in the world. It is also the second vegetable producer in the world with an annual production of 125.89...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Chinese cold Chain figures

China is the largest food-producing and consuming country worldwide. According to China Research Intelligence (SHCRI), there are actually 2000 meat factories in China, producing over 60 million tons annually. Frozen food represents 8.5 million,...

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

Refrigerated transport: truckers’ Delight

North American truckers are set to upgrade their equipment in line with new regulations and due to strong consumer demands for better food safety. The FDA's hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) system decrees that shippers and...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

Briefs: Cemafroid

Cemafroid, a French refrigerated vehicle testing and certification organization with sites in Antony, Cestas and Lyons, celebrated its 10th anniversary on June 3-4, 2010 at its Antony site. The birthday celebration took the form of a conference...

• Publication date : 2011/02/04

Figures: France

- According to Cemagref, the French agri-food sector represents 24 million tons of refrigerated food, 4000 factories, 1600 warehouses (over 2000 m3), 8800 super- and hypermarkets, 60 000 local stores, 75 000 temperature-controlled vehicles, 36...

• Publication date : 2009/08/13

Compressors: key trends

Over the past few years, the design and performance of rotary, reciprocating positive displacement and dynamic compressors have been greatly improved. CO2 compressors have conquered new niches and twin-screw compressors are now increasingly used...

• Publication date : 2005/10/26

A new version of the ATP Agreement

The new version on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such carriage became effective from 30 September 2015. The IIR was involved in this process thanks to its Commission D2...

• Publication date : 2015/10/20

Activities of the IIR’s Commission D2 on Refrigerated Transport

The role of the IIR is well recognized worldwide, and in particular the expertise of the members of Commission D2 makes an important contribution to refrigerated transport issues: avoiding the wastage of food and the minimizing of emissions.

• Publication date : 2013/07/01

Commission D2: at the forefront of refrigerated transport

Coordinated by the IIR Science and Technology Council, Commission D2 is aimed at promoting knowledge of refrigerated transport technology worldwide.

• Publication date : 2016/03/09

News from IIR members: Cemafroid

Cemafroid (www.cemafroid.fr) is working on certification of night delivery in urban areas.

• Publication date : 2012/06/05

Webinar on the vaccines against COVID-19

The AFF (French association of refrigeration)  organised a webinar on February 17 on the cold chain related to COVID-19 vaccines.

• Publication date : 2021/02/23

Member news: Carrier Transicold's innovative electrical technologies for refrigerated transport

Carrier Transicold promotes a new all-electric and autonomous cooling system for semi-trailers that completes its 100% electric range. 

• Publication date : 2021/03/29

EU project ENOUGH offers PhD scholarship at CNR-ITC in Padova (Italy)

A PhD scholarship will be offered as part of the Horizon 2020 project ENOUGH. The European project will aim to provide technologies, tools and methods to contribute to the EU Farm to Fork strategy to achieve...

• Publication date : 2022/02/15
• Subjects: Technology, Environment