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LHP heat transfer performance: a comparison study about sintered copper powder wick and copper mesh wick.

• Author(s) : WANG Y., CEN J., JIANG F., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/01/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat pipe, Electronics, Copper, Heat transfer, Cooling, Performance, Wick, Expérimentation
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 92

Investigation on thermal resistance of a novel evaporator wick structure.

• Author(s) : LIU W. Y., LUO Y. Q., CHEN W., et al.
• Publication date: 2015/12/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermal analysis, Structure, Wick, Expérimentation, Evaporator
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 91

Experimental and numerical investigation of the thermal performance of a novel sintered-wick heat pipe.

• Author(s) : KHALILI M., SHAFII M. B.
• Publication date: 2016/02/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermal property, Heat pipe, Design, Filling, Performance, Wick
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 94

Development and tests of loop heat pipe with multi-layer metal foams as wick structure.

• Author(s) : ZHOU W., LING W., DUAN L., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/02/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat pipe, Metal, Heat transfer, Performance, Foam, Wick
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 94

Permeability analysis of additively-manufactured wick structures with heat exchanger applications.

• Author(s) : MORROW J., ESPINO MENDEZ C., DERBY M.
• Publication date: 2021/05
• Languages : English
• Source: 2021 Purdue Conferences. 18^th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
• Formats : PDF

Experimental studies on a novel thin flat heat pipe heat spreader.

• Author(s) : LI J., LV L.
• Publication date: 2016/01/25
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermal conductivity, Heat pipe, Electronics, Copper, Cooling, Performance, Wick, Water
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 93

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Experimental investigation on a loop heat pipe using different working wick materials.

• Author(s) : HTOO K. Z., HUYNH P. H., KARIYA K., MIYARA A.
• Publication date: 2020/12/07
• Languages : English
• Source: 14^th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2020). Proceedings. Kyoto, Japon, December 7-9^th 2020.
• Formats : PDF

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Isothermal Performance of Heat Pipes: A Review.

• Author(s) : ZHANG H., YE F., GUO H., YAN X.
• Publication date: 2022/03
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat pipe, Performance, Wick, Working fluid, Review, Industrial application, Calibration, Aircraft, Thermal energy storage
• Source: Energies - vol. 15 - n. 6
• Formats : PDF

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Steady state mathematical model for a cryogenic loop heat pipe with coherent porous silicon (CPS) wick in the flat plate evaporator.

• Author(s) : MISHRA G. K., NARASIMHAM G. S. V. L., KARUNANITHI R.
• Publication date: 2021/10/05
• Languages : English
• Source: Cryogenics 2021 online. Proceedings of the 16^th IIR International Conference, October 5-7, 2021.
• Formats : PDF

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Experimental study on thermal performances of heat pipes for air-conditioning systems influenced by magnetic nanofluids, external fields and micro wicks.

• Author(s) : CHIANG Y. C., KUO W. C., HO C. C., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/07
• Languages : English
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 43
• Formats : PDF

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Experimental thermal performance assessment of aluminum and copper heat pipes for refrigerated container applications.

• Author(s) : AL JUBORI A. M., JAWAD Q. A.
• Publication date: 2022/01
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Heat pipe, Aluminium, Copper, Container, Reefer ship, Expérimentation, Working fluid, Thermal property, Thermal power, Wick, Filling, Acetone, Ethanol, Methanol
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 133
• Formats : PDF

Optimizing the design of a two-phase cooling system loop heat pipe: Wick manufacturing with the 3D selective laser melting printing technique and prototype testing.

• Author(s) : ESARTE J., BLANCO J. M., BERNARDINI A., et al.
• Publication date: 2017/01/25
• Languages : English
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 111

An ultra-thin miniature loop heat pipe cooler for mobile electronics.

• Author(s) : ZHOU G., LI J., LV L.
• Publication date: 2016/10/25
• Languages : English
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 109, part A

Absorption refrigeration cycle based on capillary force: heat and mass transfer characteristics of generator.

• Author(s) : MATSUOKA H., TSUJIMORI A., UCHIYAMA M.
• Publication date: 2017/08/07
• Languages : English
• Source: International sorption heat pump conference, ISHPC 2017, Tokyo august 7-10.

A review of small heat pipes for electronics.

• Author(s) : CHEN X., YE H., FAN X., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/03/05
• Languages : English
• Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 96

Brief: Coated chicken

Raw chicken often harbours the pathogen Campylobacter jejuni, which is a leading source of bacterial diarrhoea. Chicken contaminated during raw processing can contaminate other products in refrigerators, even at 2-4°C. Researchers at the Louisiana...

• Publication date : 2004/11/10

Frozen food in the French click-and-collect sector

456 of the items in January 2014 were frozen foods, i.e. around 4.4% of the total offer.

• Publication date : 2014/08/05

Lick it and it lights up! The jellyfish ice cream that glows.

Lick Me I'm Delicious, a UK firm, has created a glow-in-the-dark ice cream made from jellyfish proteins.

• Publication date : 2013/12/02

Bangladesh Kicks Off Green Cooling Initiative to Phase Out HFCs in Line with Montreal Protocol

Bangladesh initiates efforts towards green cooling solutions with a workshop addressing the transition from HFCs to eco-friendly refrigerants. 

• Publication date : 2024/08/01
• Subjects: Developing country

Briefs: Evaporating tiles to cool rooms

UK Loughborough University's Zephyr project "Ceiling tiles" was finalist in the Financial Times Climate Change Challenge. The tiles draw up heat from a room which passes through a moist wick surface in the ceiling tile, achieving cooling lowering...

• Publication date : 2009/08/13

Briefs: Britain’s greenest supermarket?

Tesco has opened its flagship environmental store in Wick in northern Scotland. The 4600 m2 store is expected to produce 50% less carbon emissions than a conventional supermarket of comparable size. Besides using wind turbines, solar cells and...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Star in the Shetlands: Star Refrigeration

Star Refrigeration, a corporate member of the IIR, has equipped Shetland Catch Ltd. with new blast-freezing equipment, raising the capacity from 200 to over 750 tonnes per day. Shetland Catch's plant near Lerwick is now probably the largest...

• Publication date : 2004/11/10

A low charge direct expansion evaporator system configured to use less ammonia

A US-based meat processor operates a cold storage facility that uses just 1 kg approx ammonia per kW.

• Publication date : 2018/05/17

Shape memory alloys: cooling with metal muscles

Researchers from the University of Saarland (Germany) are constructing an optimized prototype for an air-cooling system in which heat and cold are transferred using “muscles” made from a nickel-titanium alloy thanks to the elastocaloric effect.

• Publication date : 2016/08/19

Food waste and the cold chain

The book “Food Foolish” by J. M. Mandick and E. B. Schultz calls attention to the extraordinary social and environmental opportunities created by wasting less food and the central role of the cold chain in this context.

• Publication date : 2016/05/18

Global air conditioning market study in 2015

The global market contracted by 5% in value terms in 2015 whereas the market had shown a growth of 7% in 2014.

• Publication date : 2016/06/27
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Revision of EU F-Gas Regulation sparks debate 

The European Parliament’s recent tougher proposals on heat pumps and air conditioners have provoked many reactions. 

• Publication date : 2022/12/15
• Subjects: Regulation, HFCs alternatives

Temperature control and sustainability, the challenges of 3D meat printing

Temperature control is a key factor that still limits the application of 3D printing in the meat industry, according to recent scientific publications. 

• Publication date : 2023/01/26
• Subjects: Technology

European food freezing industry launches a collaborative action to shape the future of the sector

The Kick-off Meeting of the EHEDG Subgroup of Food Refrigeration Equipment will take place on 6 December 2013 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands, where professionals are kindly invited.

• Publication date : 2013/11/05

Food invention: frozen tea cubes

Iceland Food has expressed interest in a student prize-winning invention: frozen fruit tea cubes.

• Publication date : 2013/09/12

The CLIM’ECO programme kicks off

Supported by the French government and as part of the energy saving certificates scheme, the CLIM'ECO programme aims to reduce and optimise the energy consumption of air conditioning in the French Overseas Departments.

• Publication date : 2020/04/01
• Subjects: Technology, Developing country, Environment

AGRI-COOL kicked off virtually!

On June 17th, 2024, the consortium partners of the new EU project AGRI-COOL, met for the Kick-Off meeting. This online meeting was hosted by the project coordinator Twente University with the participation of the 12 other partners,...

• Publication date : 2024/06/21

Conferences: Casta Papiernicka

Compressors 2006, an IIR conference held in Casta Papiernicka on September 27-29, 2006 was as successful as the previous one in 2004: 170 attendees from 17 countries and 50 papers. A meeting of IIR Commissions B1 and B2 was held. Manufacturers and...

• Publication date : 2006/11/14

Conference update: Casta Papiernicka

For an update on the state of the art in the compressors field, register for the 7th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2009 to be held in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic, on September 30-October 2, 2009. Present...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

Conference update: Casta Papiernicka

For an update on the state of the art in the compressors field, register for the 7th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2009 to be held in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic, on September 30-October 2, 2009. Present...

• Publication date : 2009/02/24

Conference update: Casta Papiernicka

For an update on the state of the art in the compressors field, register for the 7th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2009 to be held in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic, on September 30-October 2, 2009. Present...

• Publication date : 2009/05/18

Conference update: Casta Papiernicka

For an update on the state of the art in the compressors field, register for the 7th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2009 to be held in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic, on September 30-October 2, 2009:

• Publication date : 2009/08/13

International events: Casta Papiernicka

The 7th IIR International Conference on Compressors and Coolants took place in Casta Papiernicka (Slovakia) on September 30-October 2, 2009. This IIR conference focused on the performances of compressors and the future of refrigerants (threats to...

• Publication date : 2009/12/09

Upcoming IIR events: Casta Papiernicka

Register for the 6th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2006, September 27- 29, 2006 in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic. Main themes: compressors, compressors and refrigeration technologies, inspection and...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

Upcoming IIR Conference: Casta Papiernicka (2006)

Register for the 6th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2006, September 27- 29, 2006 in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic. Main themes: compressor and refrigeration technologies, inspection and diagnostics,...

• Publication date : 2006/05/05

Don't miss the FRISBEE workshop at ICCC2014

On the afternoon of the 23rd June, the IIR will organize a FRISBEE Project a workshop at the 3rd International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (ICCC2014) at Twickenham College, London, UK.

• Publication date : 2014/05/20

Conference update: 3rd IIR sponsored International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (ICCC2014)

Bookings are now open for the 3rd IIR sponsored International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (ICCC2014). Early bird rates end March 31, 2014. Further discounts are available for conference speakers, IIR, IOR, and...

• Publication date : 2014/02/10

BETTED: a new IIR EU funded project

This project aims to promote the energy transition of the dairy value chain. The kick-off meeting is scheduled for March 11-12 in Brussels (Belgium).

• Publication date : 2024/01/26

Press Release: REAL Alternatives for LIFE project on blended learning for alternative refrigerants gets started

Financed by the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action, the REAL Alternatives for LIFE consortium met in June for the project kick-off meeting.

• Publication date : 2017/07/10

IIR partnership in two new EU-funded projects: SophiA and ENOUGH

In October, the IIR participated in two kick-off meetings of newly granted European projects SophiA and ENOUGH, which officially started on October 1, 2021. Both projects are funded by the European Union’s...

• Publication date : 2021/10/28

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

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...

• Last update : 2023/01/16
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Fruit, Vegetables

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

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)

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...

• Last update : 2022/01/20
• Langues : English
• Themes : General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…)

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Global cold storage capacity

This table presents the cold storage capacity in about 50 countries, based on data from the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA).

• Last update : 2021/12/06
• Langues : English
• Themes : Refrigerated storage: economics and statistics

For IIR members only

Heat pump stock in Europe

This table presents the stock of installed heat pumps, the CO2 emissions avoided and the number of jobs in the heat pump sector in Europe.

• Last update : 2021/12/14
• Langues : English
• Themes : Heat pumps, energy recovery: economics and statistics

Thermophysical properties of HFC refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 100 HFC refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : HFCs, Blends, HFO et HCFO

Thermophysical properties of HFO refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 50 HFO refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : Blends, HFO et HCFO

Thermophysical properties of hydrocarbon refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 20 hydrocarbon refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : Hydrocarbons, Blends

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