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Practical tests with R290 used in reefer container refrigeration leakage testing.

• Author(s) : KÖNIG H., BARARU M., HOLTAPPELS K.
• Publication date: 2016/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Safety, R290, Simulation, Testing, Refrigerated container, Leakage
• Source: 12^th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2016). Proceedings. Édimbourg, United Kingdom, August 21st-24th 2016.
• Formats : PDF

Restart test design for inverter compressors.

• Author(s) : CETINTURK T., HACIOGLU B.
• Publication date: 2021/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Household refrigerator, Inverter, Testing, Failure, Compressor
• Source: 2021 Purdue Conferences. 25^th International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

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COP tests of a rotation heat pump.

• Author(s) : LÄNGAUER A., ADLER B. B., RAKUSCH C., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Industrial application, Design, Temperature, Rotation, Heat pump, High temperature, Testing, Energy efficiency, COP
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

An engineer's guide to international fan test standards.

• Author(s) : ROSSI A.
• Publication date: 2017/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Standardization, Measurement, Fan, Design, Temperature, Review, Pressure, Testing, Acoustics
• Source: EcoLibrium - vol. 16 - n. 7
• Formats : PDF

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Refrigeration equipment pull down tests: a tool for energy saving.

• Author(s) : DEVIN E., STUMPF A., CAVALIER G.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Road transport, Energy consumption, Refrigerated transport, Temperature, Performance, Testing
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

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Performance test of solar-assisted ejector cooling system.

• Author(s) : HUANG B. J., TON W. Z., WU C. C., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/03
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ejector system, Performance, Testing, Solar energy, Energy saving
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 39
• Formats : PDF

Expanded hot surface ignition testing of A2L refrigerants.

• Author(s) : COUGHLAN P., GRAY N., KOBAN M.
• Publication date: 2018/07/09
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Safety, Low GWP, Surface temperature, Flammability, HFO, HFC, Testing, Leakage
• Source: 2018 Purdue Conferences. 17^th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

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The application and testing of the helium turbines in the EAST cryogenic system.

• Author(s) : FU B., ZHANG Q., ZHU P., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/04/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Turbine, Superconduction, Helium, Tokamak, Testing, Cryogenics
• Source: Cryogenics 2014. Proceedings of the 13^th IIR International Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, April 7-11, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

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Acceptance tests and commissioning of the ARIEL e-Linac helium cryoplant.

• Author(s) : HODGSON G., KOVESHNIKOV A., MACHEFEL A., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/04/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Superconduction, Liquid helium, Design, Commissioning, Testing, Cryogenics, Accelerator
• Source: Cryogenics 2014. Proceedings of the 13^th IIR International Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, April 7-11, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

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PF1 coil joint fatigue test results at LN2.

• Author(s) : KOVALCHUCK O., MARUSHIN E., MEDNIKOV A., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/05/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Tightness, Superconduction, Nuclear engineering, Low temperature, Liquid nitrogen, Coil, Russia, Case study, Testing
• Source: Cryogenics 2019. Proceedings of the 15^th IIR International Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, April 8-11, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

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Field test monitoring of the food cold chain in European markets.

• Author(s) : GOGOU E., DERENS E., ALVAREZ G., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/06/23
• Languages : English
• Keywords : France, Food, Cold chain, Temperature, Quality, Greece, Europe, Testing
• Source: 3^rd IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: London, UK, June 23-25, 2014
• Formats : PDF

Development of operating envelope limits for equipment tested in a wind tunnel.

• Author(s) : SARFRAZ O., BACH C. K.
• Publication date: 2016/07/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermodynamics, Psychrometry, Operation, Wind tunnel, Evaporation, Evaporator, Testing, Equipment
• Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 16th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Calibração e testes de um modelo simplificado de baterias de aquecimento com diferentes correlações para a effectividade.

Calibration and tests of a simplified model of heating battery with different efficiency correlations.

• Author(s) : RUIVO C. R., COSTA J. J.
• Publication date: 2016/05/03
• Languages : Portuguese
• Source: CYTEF 2016. VIII Congreso Ibérico y VI Congreso Iberoamericano de las Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, Coimbra-Portugal, 3-6 mayo, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

Lubrication tests to support optimal performance design guidelines for thrust slide-bearings in scroll compressors.

• Author(s) : ISHII N., NONOGUCHI N., ANAMI K., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/07/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Lubrication, Design, Bearing, Optimization, Testing, Scroll compressor
• Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 23^rd International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Development and Tests of the Water Cooling System Dedicated to Photovoltaic Panels.

• Author(s) : SORNEK K., GORYL W., FIGAJ R., DĄBROWSKA G., BREZDEŃ J.
• Publication date: 2022/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Solar energy, Cooling, Photovoltaic panel, Electricity, Renewable energy, Water, Expérimentation, Test rig, Performance, Cost
• Source: Energies - 15 - 16
• Formats : PDF

Masdar City is testing high-vacuum flat solar thermal panels for air conditioning

Masdar City and TVP Solar have completed installation of a field of TVP Solar's MT-Power high-vacuum flat solar thermal panels for the solar cooling plant at Masdar City, UAE.

• Publication date : 2012/05/22

Cryogenic testing on the successor of Hubble Telescope

NASA engineers completed final cryogenic testing on James Webb Space Telescope a few months ago.

• Publication date : 2018/05/23

Testing a prototype outdoor air conditioner using liquid nitrogen

In September 2022, a start-up is testing a prototype outdoor air conditioning system using liquid nitrogen in a few restaurants.

• Publication date : 2022/09/19
• Subjects: Technology

Daimler starts testing CO2 mobile air-conditioning prototypes

Unlike most of the car manufacturers which opted for R1234yf, Daimler has started testing mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems using CO2.

• Publication date : 2014/02/10

Sainsbury’s testing truck cooled by liquid nitrogen engine.

UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is currently testing a refrigerated delivery truck cooled by a liquid nitrogen powered engine.

• Publication date : 2017/02/13

The FresH2 project is testing a hydrogen fuel cell to power the refrigeration unit of a semi-trailer

Bosch’s French subsidiary has developed a hydrogen fuel cell to replace the diesel power supply traditionally used to power the refrigeration unit of semi-trailers. The system is currently being tested on a...

• Publication date : 2021/10/22

Out of the ordinary: tasting robot

A state-of-the-art tasting robot may transform quality and safety checks. Papero, a 60-com robot developed by NEC, is fitted with infrared spectroscopic technology and a processor and software. It can identify foods, list their ingredients and...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Cryoextraction techniques for better tasting wine?

A recent study in Spain suggests that freezing white grapes using low temperatures in the winemaking process, produces wines that are more aromatic than wines produced with traditional...

• Publication date : 2020/11/27

Radiative cooling: protecting ice from melting under sunlight

Researchers have developed a biodegradable film made of cellulose acetate which, thanks to its radiative cooling properties, effectively protects ice subjected to solar radiation from melting, with possible...

• Publication date : 2022/03/30

Cooling without electricity

The US Stanford University is currently testing an innovative cooling technology using radiative sky cooling.

• Publication date : 2018/01/24

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

Cryogenic testing has now been completed for the final 6 primary mirror segments and a secondary mirror that will fly on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

• Publication date : 2012/08/03

United-Kingdom: company tests a new system for refrigerated food haulage

A company is testing a new insulated-curtain system enabling moveable multi-temperature zones in refrigerated trucks

• Publication date : 2015/02/02

LNG to replace diesel fuel for locomotives?

BNSF will be testing a small number of locomotives using LNG as an alternative fuel to diesel later this year.

• Publication date : 2013/07/03

UK: Waitrose installs HFO chillers in store

Waitrose, the English supermarket chain, is testing chillers using HFO-1234ze refrigerant at its supermarket in Bromley, near London, UK.

• Publication date : 2012/02/17

The first LNG freight locomotive in the Baltics

An Estonian company is testing the first LNG-powered locomotive in the Baltic countries. Significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are expected.

• Publication date : 2021/08/23
• Subjects: Technology

IIR Sub-Commissions activities: D1

A business meeting of the IIR Sub-commission D1 Refrigerated Display Cabinets was held in Orlando, US, during the 2005 ASHRAE Winter Meeting. During this meeting, chaired by Sietze van der Sluis and attended by 11 people, including Didier Coulomb...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

IIR Sub-Commissions activities: D2

The next meeting of IIR Sub-Commission D2 CERtification, TEsting and quality of transport Equipment used for perishable foodstuffs and other temperature-sensitive materials (CERTE) will be held in Athens, Greece, on May 25-27, 2005. Contact G....

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

International events: Cemafroid

Cemafroid, a French organization handling, testing and providing expertise on refrigeration equipment, organized a "Day on the cold chain" in Antony, France, focusing on various issues in certification and agreements that Cemafroid has obtained...

• Publication date : 2009/02/24

IIR Sub-Commission D2 CERTE

The next meeting of the IIR Sub-Commission D2 "CERTE" (CERtification Testing and quality of transport Equipment used for perishable products and other temperature-sensitive materials) will be held in Plestany, Slovak Republic, on May 31 - June 1,...

• Publication date : 2007/04/25

Conference update: Cambridge

The 1st IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain is to be held on March 29-31, 2010. The conference, which will attract an international audience of researchers and industrialists, will bring together those with an...

• Publication date : 2009/12/09

Corporate members: news

- During the IIAR's 2008 Ammonia Refrigeration and Conference, the first fundraising event, a golf tournament, was held in order to launch Ammonia Refrigeration Foundation actions. The recently formed foundation will promote charitable,...

• Publication date : 2008/05/13

Watch our side event at COP27

COP27 will mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

• Publication date : 2022/10/25
• Subjects: Environment

Press release: The International Institute of Refrigeration appoints Professor Judith Evans as new president of Commission C2

The International Institute of Refrigeration (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.

• Publication date : 2016/07/12

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.

• Publication date : 2016/07/06

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

IIR economic news service: the latest from our market report partners

The IIR has established partnerships with several leading market research companies, as well as with establishments that combine and provide detailed reports and global analytical studies on different sectors of the refrigeration or economic...

• Publication date : 2016/12/07

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

I-SWG workshop at Delft Days Magnetocaloric Conference

Workshop organised by the IIR Industrial Sub-Working Group (I-SWG) on Magnetic refrigeration

• Publication date : 2015/10/28

IIR Sub-Commission D2 CERTE news

A new president and a meeting in Germany for this very active IIR Sub-Commission on test stations (refrigerated transport).

• Publication date : 2018/05/17

Obituary: Rui Telmo Nobre

Mr Rui Telmo Nobre was the chairman of the UNECE Working Party on Transport of Perishable Foodstuffs and involved in the work of the IIR CERTE Sub-Commission.

• Publication date : 2020/02/06

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...

• Last update : 2023/11/07
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Freezing of foodstuffs

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...

• Last update : 2022/09/16
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Caloric cooling (magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling)

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

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...

• Last update : 2023/06/30
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Ice creams

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...

• Last update : 2023/03/10
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information