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A primer on refrigerants. 3.

• Author(s) : RAVINDRA D.
• Publication date: 2014/03
• Languages : English
• Source: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Journal - vol. 17 - n. 2
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Tube-fin heat exchanger circuitry optimization using integer permutation based Genetic Algorithm.

• Author(s) : LI Z., AUTE V., LING J.
• Publication date: 2019/07
• Languages : English
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 103
• Formats : PDF

SEARCH II: assessment of energy use in 95 schools and 10 different countries.

• Author(s) : MAGYAR Z., NEMETH G., CALZONI J. A.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

Experimental search on refrigerant and lubricating oils used for marine air-conditioning room control.

• Author(s) : HAN H., KAN A., JI J.
• Publication date: 2009/05/20
• Languages : English
• Source: ACRA-2009. The proceedings of the 4th Asian conference on refrigeration and air conditioning: May 20-22, 2009, Taipei, R.O.C.
• Formats : PDF

Use of nitrogen in freezing seafood.

• Author(s) : BALYKOVA L. I., ÛRKOV Û. A., GOKONAEV M. V.
• Publication date: 2004/12/06
• Languages : Russian
• Source: Refrigeration industry in the 21st century + CD-ROM.

New possibilities with an old technique: a feasibility study of absorption cooling in Örebro district cooling network.

• Author(s) : JÖNSSON Y., MAGNUSSON E.
• Publication date: 2008
• Languages : English

Flow boiling heat transfer in single vertical channels of small diameter. Doctoral thesis.

• Author(s) : KTH, MARTÍN CALLIZO C.
• Publication date: 2010
• Languages : English

Carbon dioxide in supermarket refrigeration. Doctoral thesis.

• Author(s) : SAWALHA S.
• Publication date: 2008
• Languages : English

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

Energy savings in display cabinets

Several new developments make it possible to save energy in display cabinets. - Optimizing air curtain velocity A team at the Air Curtain Research Laboratory at Kettering University in Michigan, US, has modellized the air flow in air curtains and...

• Publication date : 2009/12/09

Cryo-electron microscopy wins the 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize

On October 2017, Jacques Dubochet (Switzerland), Joachim Frank (USA) and Richard Henderson (UK) were awarded the chemistry Nobel Prize for cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM).

• Publication date : 2017/12/18

German researchers approach absolute zero

Physicists at the University of Bremen, Germany have produced the lowest temperature ever recorded, at 38 picoKelvin, which is 38 trillionths of a degree above absolute zero.

• Publication date : 2021/11/15
• Subjects: Technology

Novel catalysts to address overheating in hypersonic aircraft

Researchers at Australia's RMIT University have developed 3D-printed catalysts to address the challenge of overheating in hypersonic aircraft and possibly other industrial...

• Publication date : 2021/10/22
• Subjects: Technology

Out of the ordinary: ATLAS LEGO® model

As part of an outreach project at the Niels Bohr Institute Sascha Mehlhase recently designed and built a model of the ATLAS experiment in LEGO® bricks. It illustrates all details, from the muon and magnet system to the innermost pixel...

• Publication date : 2012/04/24

India's cold chain industry to double in value by 2017

India's integrated cold chain industry, currently valued at USD 4.08 billion, is expected to reach USD 8.66 billion by 2017, growing at a CAGR of 20%.

• Publication date : 2014/07/16
• Subjects: Figures, economy

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

India Cooling Action Plan

The Environment Ministry India Cooling Action Plan provides measures to address the expected 8-fold increase of the cooling demand until 2037-2038.

• Publication date : 2018/10/18
• Subjects: Environment, General information, Regulation, Figures, economy, Developing country

Technical visit to the Tokyo fish market

At the ICCC conference last June, attendees had the opportunity to participate in technical visits, including a tour of the Tokyo fish market. Alain Le Bail, President of IIR Commission C2, joined the visit and...

• Publication date : 2024/11/15

News from IIR members: Alfa Laval

Two major Belgian supermarket chains have recently ordered Alfa Laval's air gas coolers, and three of them have already been installed. Both supermarkets were specifically searching for cooling systems compatible with CO2 to reduce their energy...

• Publication date : 2013/02/22

IIR Research Priorities

The IIR decided, within the framework of its Strategic Plan, to draw up a list of research priorities for the future. It hopes that these priorities will be a valuable guiding force for decision-makers in the public and private research sectors,...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

Consult our two professional refrigeration directories: Expertise and Laboratories

Thanks to its international network, the IIR has developed two professional directories covering all fields of refrigeration; the IIR Expertise Directory and the Laboratory Directory.

• Publication date : 2023/01/19
• Subjects: General information

1st IIR International Cold and Sustainability Conference

The 1st IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain held in Cambridge, UK, on March 29-31, 2010 attracted over 150 participants from 22 countries. Academia, public and corporate research centres, public agencies and administrations, and...

• Publication date : 2010/05/27

Commission C2: paving the way on food science & engineering

Coordinated by the Science and Technology Council, Commission C2 focuses on research and breakthrough technologies related to food science and engineering.

• Publication date : 2015/04/01

Spotlight on Commission B2: at the forefront of refrigerating equipment

Coordinated by the IIR Science and Technology Council, Commission B2 focuses on promoting knowledge of refrigerating equipment technologies and their applications worldwide.

• Publication date : 2015/05/15

Commission C1: At the forefront of Cryobiology, Cryomedicine and Health Products

The commission has clearly defined objectives in cryobiology, cryomedicine and health products research; knowledge dissemination; technology transfer and education.

• Publication date : 2016/06/01

What do refrigeration, air conditioning and social media have in common? A lot!

In 2014, an awareness raising social media campaign by Stephen Gill praising the too often overlooked virtues and benefits of refrigeration caused quite a stir, going viral.

• Publication date : 2015/07/21