Technical Note
Air Conditioning and Health Issues
Sei Suma, senior advisor, Japan Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News (JARN) In modern society, the population is aging and health consciousness is increasing. Keeping pace with th...
UL: New Applications for Heat Pumps
November 29, 2023 Expanding use and applications for heat pumps Heat pumps are not new technology. They have long been utilized in residential applications to improve the efficiency of HVAC sy...
IIR: a new technical guide on cold rooms
2023/11/28 On the occasion of COP 28, the IIR and EforA, with the contribution of ESMAP, are publishing a new guide. It aims to provide accessible and practical guidance to enable developers,...
2023 Good Design Award Announcement
On October 5, 2023, the results of the Good Design Award 2023 were announced. Since applications began, the review process lasted approximately five months prior to the announcement of the award-winne...
CR 2022 Technical Reports—Cold Chain Equipment
Reported by Tian Changqing, researcher, Zhang Hainan, associate researcher, and Kong Fanchen and Li Peiru, doctoral students, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Air Conditioning of the Future
Sei Suma, senior advisor, Japan Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News (JARN) Global energy use by air conditioners is expected to triple by 2050, according to ‘The Future of ...
Portable and Mobile Air Conditioners
Dissatisfaction after Purchasing Portable ACs It seems there are three main groups of people who want to purchase portable air conditioners. The first group comprises people who have never owned an a...
CR 2022 Technical Reports-Heat Pumps
Reported by Prof. Jiang Yiqiang, Prof. Dong Jiankai, and Lecturer Zheng Wenke of Harbin Institute of Technology At China Refrigeration Expo 2022 (CR 2022), many of the exhibited heat pumps de...
CR 2022 Technical Reports — Chillers
Reported by Prof. Xu Rongji and Dr. Wang Gang from Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture At China Refrigeration Expo 2022 (CR 2022), Chinese leading brands such as Bingshan...
Data Center Special–Technical Trends in Data Center Cooling
Changes in data center power consumption The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released some interesting information on data centers. According to the IEA’s figure titled ‘Global tren...
