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Energy performance and thermal comfort delivery capabilities of solid-desiccant rotor-based air-conditioning for warm to hot and humid climates—a critical review.
IIR document
Thermal performance of three-wheel and split-wheel air cycle systems for a civil aircraft environmental control system (ECS).
Improving heat recovery using retrofitted heat pump in air handling unit with energy wheel.
Feasibility of controlling heat and enthalpy wheel effectiveness to achieve optimal closed DOAS operation.
Thermal performance of oil spray cooling system for in-wheel motor in electric vehicles.
Covering peak loads with phase change materials in a geothermal and desiccant assisted air conditioning system.
Semi-empirical mapping method for energy recovery wheel performance simulation.
Méthode de cartographie semi-empirique pour la simulation des performances des roues de récupération d'énergie.
Warmeteterugwinning en vochtoverdracht: meer rendement door warmtewiel.
Heat recovery and moisture transfer: raising efficiency thanks to a rotary wheel.
Effectiveness of energy wheels from transient measurements. I. Prediction of effectiveness and uncertainty.
Effectiveness of energy wheels from transient measurements. II. Results and verification.
Specification guide 2004: desiccant dehumidifiers.
Climatización sin refrigerantes.
Air conditioning without refrigerants.
Introducing using the heat wheel to cool the computer room.
The research and development of a new exhaust heat powered rotary wheel solid adsorption refrigeration system.
Influences of cooling load and air change rate on the performance of a solar-assisted adsorptive desiccant cooling system.
[In Japanese. / En japonais.]
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Initiatives to promote refrigeration technologies in the developing world
Focus on some initiatives to facilitate access to eco-friendly refrigeration technologies in hot countries.
Latest IPCC report predicts an increased risk of heatwaves
The IPCC report published in February 2022 highlights several risks posed by rising temperatures, such as increased heat waves and greater energy demand for space...
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.
Green roofs can reduce cooling demand in warm climate zones
The impact of green roofs on building energy performance was assessed in 15 climate zones. In most regions, the reduction in energy demand for cooling was greater than for...
IIR news
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IIR wins ECREEE Award for solar cooling and heating efforts in Africa with SophiA
The ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum took place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on November 28-29. The IIR organised a SophiA workshop and was honoured with an ECREEE Award for its outstanding contribution to...
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Nanorefrigerants
Nanorefrigerants are created by adding nanoparticles in suspension to a base refrigerant. They have a thermal conductivity that is 15% to 104% higher than that of the corresponding...
Liquefied Natural Gas: production process and cold energy recovery
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to about -160 °C and turned into a liquid to facilitate transportation and storage. A typical LNG supply chain...
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...
