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Characterization of evaporator scale of Indian sugar industry.
IIR document
The water-sucrose diagram, sucrose hydrates and frozen stability of sweet products.
Uso de bagaço de cana-de-açúcar como isolante térmico em aquecedor solar de agua.
Sugar cane pulp used as a thermal insulant for a solar water heater.
Rheological behavior of sugar alcohol slurries in horizontal circular tubes.
Thermophysical properties and thermal stability of different sugar alcohols as phase change materials: a comprehensive review.
Heat pump for energy efficient sugarcane juice freeze pre-concentration.
Combined study of a D-mannitol based energy storage.
Near isothermal steam compressor for jaggery making.
THERMAL HISTORY AND PROPERTIES OF FROZEN CARBOHYDRATE SOLUTIONS.
Effect of sugar treatments on freezing of strawberries.
Freeze concentration of sugarcane juice in a jaggery making process.
Cryopreservation of human hepatocytes by sugar-alcohol based CPAs.
[In Chinese. / En chinois.]
Parametarska analiza rada toplotne pumpe za pripremu vazduha za provetravanje skladišta šecera.
Parametric analysis of heat pump operation for sugar storage ventilation
Ice slurry generation based on a sugar-ethanol aqueous solution.
Evaluation of the cryoprotective effect of sugars on survival of human erythrocytes cryopreserved at -80°C.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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New REHVA General Secretary
During the latest REHVA General Assembly held on April 18, 2012, in Timisoara, Romania, Prof. Olli Seppänen announced that he will be stepping aside from the post of REHVA Secretary General. The new Secretary General, Jan Aufderheijde, who was...
Korea: GHP market success
Korea's first gas engine driven heat pump (GHP) has been successfully commercialized since October 2005 by LS Cable using its own technology. Given the heavy use of air conditioners during the summer months and peak high energy consumption, the...
Heat Pump Programme success
The International Energy Agency (IEA) launched a Heat Pump Programme in January 2003, which ended in May earlier this year. Ten countries participated in the programme: Austria, Canada, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, UK and USA. They joined...
Cryogenic testing on the successor of Hubble Telescope
NASA engineers completed final cryogenic testing on James Webb Space Telescope a few months ago.
Europe's Ariane 6 successfully completes inaugural flight
On July 9, Europe’s newest rocket made its maiden flight, propelled by cryogenic fuels.
Germany: Propane air conditioning in trains – a proven success!
Germany launches the world-first propane-based air conditioning system on passenger trains.
Cryotherapy can successfully help treat recurrent mesothelioma.
Radiologists at University of California recently showed that cryoablation can destroy tumour cells in patients recurrent pleural mesothelioma.
Launching of SeCrioNet, the first Spanish scientific network dedicated to cryobiology
Currently based at the University of Vigo, Spain, SeCrioNet brings together experts from various disciplines to promote research, technological development and strategic applications of cryopreservation in...
Member news: Daikin opens new R&D centre for heat pumps in Belgium
IIR corporate member Daikin has officially opened its new EMEA Development Centre for heat pump technologies, reinforcing its partnership with Ghent University.
Successful test of a dilution refrigerator for quantum computers
IBM scientists have succeeded in cooling a quantum computer chip to a temperature of 25 mK using a large-scale dilution refrigerator.
NASA tests on composite cryotank successful
NASA recently completed a complex series of tests on one of the largest composite cryogenic fuel tanks ever manufactured,
Why the Montreal Protocol is the most successful environmental treaty: 40 years of global impact
2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, a landmark international agreement. Adopted in 1987 to phase out ozone-depleting substances (ODSs), the Protocol has not only protected the...
France: successful initiative to recover fluorinated refrigerants.
An initiative from the French association ACD3R has helped to avoid the emission of 45 million tonnes CO2 between 1993 and 2013.
Successful test of the cryogenic engine to be used to launch India's second moon mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully tested the Cryogenic Engine CE-20, which will power GSLV Mk-III, the launch vehicle for Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar exploration mission.
Quantifying ozone recovery: new scientific study confirms Montreal Protocol’s success in reducing Antarctic ozone depletion
Through rigorous statistical detection of the temporal and spatial structure of Antarctic ozone recovery, a study published in Nature in March 2025 confirms that ozone recovery is due primarily to the reduction...
IIR news
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ICR 2011 in Prague: a Resounding Success
The 23rd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration held in Prague, on August 21-26, 2011, was highly successful...
26th International Congress of Refrigeration: A Remarkable Success
The 26th International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR), held on August 21-25, 2023, left an indelible mark on the world of refrigeration, serving as a resounding success with the active participation...
Another successful IIR Gustav Lorentzen conference 2016
Dedicated to natural refrigerants, mainly ammonia, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons, Gustav Lorentzen 2016 was a great success attracting over 270 people and more than 145 papers from leading international researchers and industrialists.
ELICiT: A great success at ThermagVII
At the occasion of Thermag VII conference held in Turin, Italy, attended by approximately 200 delegates of which more than 70 came from companies, the IIR organised, coordinated and facilitated the last ELICiT workshop held on September 14th 2016.
The Congress in Yokohama: a great success!
In Yokohama, the International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2015), a huge milestone in the refrigeration sector, saw a massive amount of information disseminated and certainly lived up to expectations with almost 1,200 conference delegates, 143...
HARFKO 2015: More successful than ever welcomes UNEP Ozone2Climate Roundtable & Roadshow
Last week the IIR was delighted to participate in the 13th Heating, Air-conditioning, Refrigeration & Fluid Exhibition – KOREA (HARFKO 2015).
The 2nd IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (ICCC2013): a great success
The 2nd IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (ICCC2013) took place in Paris on April 2-4, 2013. With 180 participants, 78 papers and three leading edge plenary presentations, the event was highly successful.
4th IIR Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Process of Refrigerants: a very successful event
The 4th IIR Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Process of Refrigerants (TPTPR) was held at TU Delft, the Netherlands, on June 16-19, 2013. 4 keynote lectures and 66 papers were presented during this highy successful...
The 2025 Conference on Low-Emission Refrigeration and Refrigerant Substitution Held Successfully in Foshan, Guangdong
From 26 to 28 October 2025, the Conference on Low-Emission Refrigeration and Refrigerant Substitution was successfully held in Foshan, Guangdong.
Expo Froid - A public exhibition dedicated to refrigeration
From December 5, 2017 to September 16, 2018 a staggering 250,000 visitors explored the “Expo Froid” (Cold Exhibition) at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie.
Fridoc: the most comprehensive refrigeration database in the world
Fridoc contains documents written in 36 languages by over 80,000 authors from 93 countries.
Student Networking at ICR 2023: An afternoon dedicated to young people!
At ICR 2023, Wednesday, August 23 was punctuated by an afternoon dedicated to young people!
Publish your PhD thesis dedicated to refrigeration in the IIR Fridoc database
The IIR references and makes available in open access on its website, PhD theses dedicated to refrigeration. Your thesis, your database.
New president of IIR Commission C2 on food science and engineering
The IIR is proud to announce the appointment of Judith Evans, Professor at London South Bank University, as the new president of IIR Commission C2 on food science and engineering.
Press release: Publish your PhD thesis dedicated to refrigeration in the International Institute of Refrigeration Fridoc database
The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) references and makes available in open access on its website, PhD theses dedicated to refrigeration.
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thermophysical properties of HFC refrigerants
Thermophysical properties of over 100 HFC refrigerants, including single-component and blends.
Thermophysical properties of HFO refrigerants
Thermophysical properties of over 50 HFO refrigerants, including single-component and blends.
Events
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15th IEA Heat Pump Conference
May 26, 2026 - May 29, 2026
Vienna, Austria
Join the 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference, which will take place in Vienna, Austria,from May 26-29, 2026! The 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference, co-sponsored by IIR,...
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