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An experimental comparison between performances of modular silicon expansion valve and thermal expansion valve in mobile ac system.

• Author(s) : ZHANG Z., ZHU J., LI W., et al.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Car, Superheat, Silicon, Performance, Expérimentation, Evaporator, Expansion valve, Air conditioning, Thermal expansion
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

Numerical simulation on heat transfer performance of silicon carbide /nitrate composite for solar power generation.

• Author(s) : ZHOU R., CHEN X., LU Y., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/07/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat transfer, Simulation, Silicon, Performance, PCM, Nitrate, Solar energy, Thermal energy storage
• Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 16th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

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Experimental investigation on the supercooling effect of fluids confined in non-metallic vessels using pure water and silicon carbide.

• Author(s) : GUND S., KAUFFELD M.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ice slurry, Supercooling, Surface, Silicon, Production, Material, Expérimentation, Testing, Crystallization, Water
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

Development of interconnected silicon micro-evaporators for the on-detector electronics cooling of the future ITS detector in the ALICE experiment at LHC.

• Author(s) : FRANCESCON A., ROMAGNOLI G., MAPELLI A., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/01/25
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermal analysis, Microchannel, Cooling, Silicon, Particle, Evaporator, Detector, Accelerator
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 93

Experimental study of nucleate pool boiling heat transfer of water on silicon oxide nanoparticle coated copper heating surface.

• Author(s) : DAS S., KUMAR D. S., BHAUMIK S.
• Publication date: 2016/03/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Pool boiling, Oxide, Heat transfer, Coating (materials), Silicon, Particle, Optimization, Nucleate boiling, Water
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 96

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Krypton, applied as refrigerant for cooling of silicon detector trackers.

• Author(s) : CONTIERO L., BARROCA P., HAFNER A., VERLAAT B., PETAGNA P., BANASIAK K.
• Publication date: 2022/06/13
• Languages : English
• Source: 15^th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2022). Proceedings. Trondheim, Norway, June 13-15^th 2022.
• Formats : PDF

Cryogenically cooled ultra low vibration silicon mirrors for gravitational wave observatories.

• Author(s) : SHAPIRO B., ADHIKARI R. X., AGUIAR O., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/12
• Languages : English
• Source: Cryogenics - vol. 81

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Preparation and performance of nanoparticles-based anti-frosting transparent hydrophobic surfaces.

• Author(s) : LI X., LIU Z., YU F., CHEN Y., LI Y.
• Publication date: 2021/10
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Defrosting, Silicon, Coating (materials), Expérimentation, Nanoparticle, Performance
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 130
• Formats : PDF

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The characterization and thermo-physical property investigations of SiO2/HFE7000 nanorefrigerants.

• Author(s) : NAWI M. R. M., REHIM M. Z. A., AZMI W. H., et al.
• Publication date: 2018/04
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermal conductivity, Thermodynamic property, Silicon, Nanorefrigerant, Expérimentation
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 88
• Formats : PDF

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Quantification of the effect of hysteresis on the magnetocaloric effect in first order Gd5Si2Ge2.

• Author(s) : MOOS L. von, BAHL C. R. H., NIELSEN K. K., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/09/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Germanium, Regenerator, Silicon, Magnetic property, Material, Gadolinium, Expérimentation
• Source: 6^th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VI). Proceedings: Victoria, Canada, September 7-10, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

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Accurate determination of the magnetocaloric parameters of LaFeCoSi compounds.

• Author(s) : BURRIEL R., SAZATORNIL M., PALACIOS E.
• Publication date: 2014/09/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Measurement, Lanthanum, Silicon, Magnetic property, Material, Iron, Cobalt
• Source: 6^th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VI). Proceedings: Victoria, Canada, September 7-10, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

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Substitutional and interstitial modulation of La-Fe-Si structure discussed with hydrogen sorption kinetics.

• Author(s) : HAI X., MAYER C., NASSIF V., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/09/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Magnetocaloric material, Lanthanum, Sorption, Silicon, Hydrogen, Iron, Diffraction
• Source: 7^th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VII). Proceedings: Turin, Italy, September 11-14, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

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A prototype with Xenon to simulate the future advance refrigeration unit for cooling of silicon detector trackers.

• Author(s) : CONTIERO L., BANASIAK K., HAFNER A., VERLAAT B., PETAGNA P., ALLOUCHE Y.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
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Effect of Nd-substitution on the magnetocaloric properties and 1:13-phase formation of sintered La(FeCoSi)13.

• Author(s) : VIEYRA H. A., ZELLMANN V., BARCZA A., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/09/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Lanthanum, Silicon, Magnetic property, Material, Neodymium, Iron, Expérimentation, Cobalt
• Source: 6^th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VI). Proceedings: Victoria, Canada, September 7-10, 2014.
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Recent developments in the production of (La, Ce)(Fe, Mn, Si)13Hx materials produced via gas atomization process.

• Author(s) : MAYER C., DUBREZ A., PIERRONNET M., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/09/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cerium, Manganese, Lanthanum, Silicon, Magnetic property, Production, Material, Iron
• Source: 6^th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VI). Proceedings: Victoria, Canada, September 7-10, 2014.
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Crystalline silicon solar cells efficiency

A study published in Nature Energy indicates that solar cell technology continues to develop and may rival energy produced by fossil fuels.

• Publication date : 2017/08/07

The LHC transition to transcritical CO2 cooling technologies

A new generation of CO2 cooling for a new generation of LHC silicon detectors: a CO2 booster / CO2 evaporative (pumped) system will be adopted to cool the newly designed silicon...

• Publication date : 2021/09/07
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

Briefs: Largest climatic laboratory

The McKinley Climatic Laboratory, located in the US Air Force Eglin Base in Florida, USA, which began testing in 1947, is the largest climate testing facility in the world. The temperature inside the 77 x 61 x 21 m hangar, with a 4700 m² base...

• Publication date : 2011/02/11

Briefs: Chip cooling innovations

IBM researchers demonstrated a prototype that integrates a computer chip cooling system into 3-dimensional stacks by piping water directly between each layer in a chip stack. These so-called 3D chip stacks, which take chips and memory devices that...

• Publication date : 2010/05/27

Data centre uses river water for cooling

The American company Nautilus commissioned its first data centre naturally cooled by water from a river in April. 

• Publication date : 2021/05/31

Ultra-low temperature systems ready for COVID-19 vaccine storage

Mirai Intex, corporate member of the IIR, is positioning its ultra-low-temperature (ULT) systems to serve as the refrigeration technology for the storage of COVID-19 vaccines and the freeze-drying of the...

• Publication date : 2020/11/26

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Data centres: the challenges of energy-efficient chip cooling

Innovative liquid cooling solutions are under development to further reduce energy consumption in the ever-growing number of data centres. 

• Publication date : 2024/01/26
• Subjects: Technology

A new track for efficient cooling of electronics.

Cooling is imperative to prolonging electronic lifespan and to allow a reduction in energy use.

• Publication date : 2015/10/08

Photovoltaic thermal system combined with adsorption cooling achieves 75% efficiency

Researchers from IBM Zurich research laboratory combined photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal techniques in a high-concentration PV thermal (HCPVT) system to achieve efficient electrical cooling output without the need for extra cells.

• Publication date : 2013/10/25

Reflecting material to reduce heat loads

Engineers at Stanford University reported that they have invented a mirror-like material capable, not only of reflecting 97% of sunlight thus reducing incoming heat, but also radiating heat outside of the buildings.

• Publication date : 2015/04/10

ICR2011 highlights: cooling particle detectors

Cooling systems for particle detectors attracted interest at the IIR’s Congress in Prague in August 2011. These highly specific applications have very strict requirements compared with standard cooling systems: refrigerants should be resistant to...

• Publication date : 2012/02/21

Cryogenics and Low-Temperature Physics: New Horizons and Challenges

This Focus written by Ralf Herzog*, President of the IIR’s Cryophysics, Cryoengineering commission (Commission A1) for the Newsletter of the IIR is the third in a series of presentations of the activities and hot research topics handled by the...

• Publication date : 2012/09/21

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 : English, French
• Themes : Evaporators, condensers and other heat exchangers

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...

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English, French
• Themes : Nanofluids