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Dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperature allowances correction based on weigh analysis.
Computer modelling and experimental investigation of building integrated sub-wet bulb temperature evaporative cooling system.
Effect of heat rejection load and wet bulb on cooling tower performance.
Impact of low design ambient wet bulb, with Bengaluru as example.
Experimental study of a novel non-packing closed evaporative cooling tower with vertical 3D deformation tubes.
Un refroidisseur au banc d'essai.
Chiller to the test bench.
Real energy efficiency of DX NH3 versus HFC.
Performance improvement of a large chilled-water plant by using simple heat rejection control strategies.
Research on the mobile refrigeration system at a high temperature working face of an underground mine.
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Experimental consideration of a transpiration cooling system using porous ceramics for a measure against urban heat island phenomena.
Economic and Technical Analysis of a Hybrid Dry Cooling Cycle to Replace Conventional Wet Cooling Towers for High Process Cooling Loads.
Data driven assessment of a small scale evaporative condenser based on a combined artificial neural network with design of experiment approach.
Design and test of split evaporative air conditioner.
[In Chinese. / En chinois.]
Near-optimal control of variable speed drives on evaporative condenser fans.
Theoretical analysis of water film evaporation characteristics on an adiabatic solid wall.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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New evaporative cooling system for more energy efficient data centres
A dew point cooling system, which is an indirect evaporative cooling system that approaches the dew point, has reduced the electricity consumption of a UK data centre by 80%.
Award for the first air-conditioned building in the UK
Opened in 1903, the Royal Victoria Hospital’s air conditioning system is seen as a milestone in the history of environmental engineering, cleaning the air and controlling both temperature and humidity in the hospital for the comfort of staff and...
Japanese households don’t make the most of reversible heat pumps
Despite a high market penetration, less than half of Japanese households use their reversible heat pumps for heating.
Geothermy to heat and cool metro in Nagpur, India.
The Maharashtra Metro Rail Company Limited (Maha-metro) has decided to use geothermal AC system to reduce operating costs by 10 to 15 %.
Keeping dairy cows cool
In the University of California, Davis, new technologies are currently tested to cool dairy cows.
Passive cooling by combining evaporation, radiation and insulation
ICER, a new passive cooling technique, can extend food shelf life by 40% in humid climates and 200% in dry climates with low water-refilling frequences.
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...
The impact of humidity on global demand for cooling energy
Recent studies have highlighted the countries most affected by the need to adapt to rising temperatures. Assessing the impact of humidity on perceived temperatures also stresses out...
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...
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...
Environmental impact of the ice cream industry
This summary document describes the environmental impact of ice cream manufacturing, which is mainly due to the energy consumption and refrigerants used.
