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The compliance of ammonia refrigeration plants with the dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres regulations 2002 (DSEAR) as required by the EU ATEX Directives.

• Author(s) : YOUNG M.
• Publication date: 2015/04/16
• Languages : English
• Source: 6^th Conference on Ammonia and CO2 Refrigeration Technology. Proceedings: Ohrid, North Macedonia, April 16-18, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

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Compliance with flammability requirements for ammonia refrigeration systems.

• Author(s) : PEARSON A., YOUNG M.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

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Feasibility study of various conventional and unconventional natural refrigerants for high temperature heat pump applications.

• Author(s) : YOUNG J., SUBIANTORO 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

Residential air-conditioning market [in India].

• Author(s) : CHIDANAMARRI S.
• Publication date: 2014/01/06
• Languages : English
• Source: www.frost.com

Refrigeration for fast food chains.

• Author(s) : SRINIVAS REDDY M.
• Publication date: 2014/03
• Languages : English
• Source: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Journal, Cold Chain - vol. 5 - n. 1
• Formats : PDF

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Computer modelling of an open cycle CO2 transport refrigeration system.

• Author(s) : KENNEDY P., ESMONDE H., YOUNG P.
• Publication date: 2015/04/16
• Languages : English
• Source: 6^th Conference on Ammonia and CO2 Refrigeration Technology. Proceedings: Ohrid, North Macedonia, April 16-18, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

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The effect of freeze-thaw cycles on frozen storage quality of pig trotters.

• Author(s) : WANG Z., YOUNG H., QIU W., et al.
• Publication date: 2018/04/06
• Languages : English
• Source: 5^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Beijing, Chine, 6-8 avril 2018
• Formats : PDF

The future of air conditioning for buildings. Executive summary.

• Author(s) : GOETZLER W., YOUNG J., FUHRMAN J., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/07
• Languages : English
• Source: US Department of Energy

Energy savings potential and RD&D opportunities for non-vapor-compression HVAC technologies.

• Author(s) : GOETZLER W., ZOGG R., YOUNG J., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/03
• Languages : English

Alternatives to vapor-compression HVAC technology.

• Author(s) : GOETZLER W., ZOGG R., YOUNG J., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/10
• Languages : English
• Source: ASHRAE Journal - vol. 56 - n. 10

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A dynamic model of an industrial cascade refrigeration system.

• Author(s) : CHANG J., YU W., CARSON J., YOUNG B.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Optimizing airflow in spiral blast freezers.

• Author(s) : ALAR E., REINDL D., NELLIS G., YOUNG T.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

Les métiers du froid : avoir l'avenir devant soi. Portrait statistique des entreprises et des salariés. Branche professionnelle du froid, conditionnement de l’air et cuisines professionnelles.

Jobs in refrigeration : having the future ahead of you. Statistical portrait of businesses and employees. Refrigeration, air-conditioning and catering kitchens.

• Publication date: 2015
• Languages : French

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Design guidance for underfloor heating systems for low temperature refrigerated spaces.

• Author(s) : CLAAS M., REINDL D., MACKOWSKI D., JEKEL T., YOUNG T.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Care: IIR working group with emphasis on women in refrigeration.

• Author(s) : MARQUES C., COLOMBO I., EVANS J., KAUFFELD M., TARLEA G., COULOMB D.
• Publication date: 2018/04/06
• Languages : English
• Source: 5^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Beijing, Chine, 6-8 avril 2018
• Formats : PDF

Eurofreeze Contest for Young Researchers

The International Workshop Eurofreeze 2005 on Individual Quick Freezing of Foods was held in Sofia (Bulgaria) on January 13-15, 2005. It was organized by the Refrigeration Science and Technology Division of the Technical University of Sofia, with...

• Publication date : 2005/04/26

UK younger shoppers neglect their freezers

Freezers across the UK are ‘neglected’, ‘under-used’ and ‘under-appreciated’, with younger shoppers dubbing them ‘graveyards’ for food that is soon to go off, according to the latest consumer research from IGD ShopperVista.

• Publication date : 2014/11/24

First R32 system installed in UK.

Company Young Air Conditioning installed Daikin‘s Emura system using R32 refrigerant.

• Publication date : 2015/07/20

Women unaware of engineering opportunities

In UK, a leading job site reveals that 71.8% of female engineers believe young women are unaware of the career opportunities available in the sector.

• Publication date : 2016/09/05
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Montreal Protocol 25th Anniversary video competition

A global video competition for young people born in or after September 1987

• Publication date : 2012/08/23

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A refrigeration plant in LEGO kit!

A new LEGO refrigeration plant kit to engage young people in refrigeration careers. It combines fun building with educational insights on fridge systems. 

• Publication date : 2024/10/07

First birth following a transplant of frozen ovarian tissue

The first case of a live birth after a successful transplant of ovarian fragments taken from a patient and then conserved frozen has just been announced by Belgian gynaecologists in an article published in the British medical journal The Lancet....

• Publication date : 2004/11/19

News from Downunder: James Harrison Museum Appeal

Known as the "father of modern refrigeration", Yorkshire-born James Harrison pioneered ice-making machines in Geelong, Australia, and developed technology used in the early days of meat exports from Australia. Funds are being sought in order to...

• Publication date : 2004/07/27

1924 – 2024: Celebrating 100 years of the frozen food industry

In 1924, Clarence Birdseye patented the first apparatus for freezing and packaging fish. 

• Publication date : 2024/02/26
• Subjects: General information

Out of the ordinary: Fridge still tireless after 74 years

Joan Pritchard's fridge has been running with virtually no interruption for 74 years. The fridge was specially fitted into the kitchen wall when she and her husband John bought the detached house in Colwyn Bay, North Wales in 1972; it was...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Out of the ordinary: Fed up with warm beer?

Warm beer at a barbecue got young Kent Hodgson thinking about ways of cooling drinks without lugging around a chilly bin. The 22-year old New Zealand inventor has invented Huski, a device that turns a tepid beverage into a cold drink within...

• Publication date : 2008/05/13

Cryogenic applications: Cooling largest outer-space telescope

In his presentation on cryogenics applications at the IIR-AFF centenary conference in Paris (see Focus), Philippe Lebrun, President of the IIR's Section A, mentioned cryogenic detectors of cosmic signals and cited Herschel probe as an example. The...

• Publication date : 2008/08/12

A refrigerated bag to preserve vaccines in hot climates

An autonomous refrigerated bag is currently developed in Burkina Faso. It could preserve vaccines between 2 ans 8 °C.

• Publication date : 2017/09/15
• Subjects: Developing country

Self-service fridges against food waste in Berlin

German association, Lebensmittelretten, using self-service public fridges in the fight against food waste in Berlin.

• Publication date : 2015/01/28

Utility offers NYC grocery stores incentives to use energy storage for refrigeration.

To better manage the energy demand on the grid during peak times of day, a handful of grocery stores produced ice over night.

• Publication date : 2017/02/13

Job opportunities: Sainsbury’s is looking for young graduate engineers.

Sainsbury’s is looking for young graduate engineers: £27,000 (32,500 €) starting salary, six monthly reviews and performance relative bonus.

• Publication date : 2014/02/06

Job opportunities: Sainsbury’s is looking for young graduate engineers.

Sainsbury’s is looking for young graduate engineers: £27,000 (32,500 €) starting salary, six monthly reviews and performance relative bonus.

• Publication date : 2014/05/19

Discover the winners of the IIR Young Researchers’ Awards 2023

Every four years at its Congress, the IIR offers a series of Young Researchers’ Awards to pay tribute to the work carried out by young researchers in the field of refrigeration. Discover this year’s...

• Publication date : 2023/05/16
• Subjects: General information

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! 

• Publication date : 2023/09/04

Professional forums on cryo-sciences: Experts and young researchers alike

Although significant progress has been made in cold application in life sciences driven by new solutions in the production, storage and handling of bio-products along the entire production chain all the way up to the end-user, there are still many...

• Publication date : 2017/03/01

The First Students and Researchers Network!

During the Prague congress, a great turn-out of 70 young researchers of over 20 different nationalities met face to face with 30 leading experts in various fields of refrigeration.

• Publication date : 2011/09/19

Here are the latest IIR award-winners!

Once every 4 years during each International Congress of Refrigeration, the IIR presents a series of prestigious scientific awards:. Gustav Lorentzen Medal: the prize is awarded to a person with...

• Publication date : 2011/09/15

IIR committees meetings in Cambridge

The Management Committee of the IIR met in Cambridge (UK) on March 19, 2005. It was invited by the UK Institute of Refrigeration and Cambridge Refrigeration Technology (CRT), thanks to Robert Heap. The main points discussed during were: - the...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

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...

• Publication date : 2011/08/30

Briefs: ICR2007 awards

The IIR is delighted to announce the winners of awards to be presented during the awards banquet to be held during the Beijing congress: IIR Medal of Merit: Fritz Steimle; IIR Gustav Lorentzen Medal: Alexey Arkharov; IIR Science & Technology...

• Publication date : 2007/05/04

Brief: Distinctions

François Billiard, Honorary Director of the IIR, was awarded the prestigious Charles Tellier Medal by the French Refrigeration Association (AFF). Nevin Amos, Secretary of Commission D2 and President of the IIR's Working Party on Cold Chain...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

Brief: Distinctions

- François Billiard, Honorary Director of the IIR, was awarded the prestigious Charles Tellier Medal by the French Refrigeration Association (AFF). - Nevin Amos, Secretary of Commission D2 and President of the IIR's Working Party on Cold Chain...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

Ohrid 2015: Ammonia and CO2 refrigeration technologies at the forefront

In light of the intense debate on the F-Gas regulation, its implementation worldwide, as well as proposed amendments to the Montreal Protocol, the conference provided the ideal forum for the exchange of knowledge on ammonia and CO2 technologies.

• Publication date : 2015/04/21

IIR Committee meetings

- The Management Committee (MC) of the IIR, chaired by H. van der Ree, met at the head office of the IIR on November 6, 2004. The MC held a large strategic debate on the future, the position of the IIR and communication to be developed,...

• Publication date : 2005/02/11

New IIR members

Here are the private members worldwide who have joined us over the past year. We are very pleased to welcome them. Several members are from countries that are not yet member countries. We also have a lot of new junior members (under 35 years) and...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

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 : English, French
• 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 : English, French
• Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information