“The International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference covers a wide range of topics of interest to researchers and engineers involved in the development of technology improvements and/or assessments of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. In 2010, proceedings for this conference included 156 papers from authors all over the world. For 2012, we are soliciting papers on topics ranging from fundamental to applied, including heat transfer and fluid flow fundamentals, alternative refrigerants and working fluids, modeling of components and systems, heat exchanger enhancements and characterizations, controls, diagnostics, domestic, commercial and industrial refrigeration, heat pumps, transport refrigeration and air conditioning.”
Proceedings from 2014
Design and Setup of the Micro-Turboexpander Transcritical CO2 System, Y. Hou, C.H. Liu, J.L. Ma, J. Cao, and S.T. Chen
The Performance Matching of Inverter Room Air Conditioner, Bo Huang, Xiyuan Zhu, Hong Tao, and Da Shi
Design Optimization of Variable Geometry Microchannel Heat Exchangers, Long Huang, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Uncertainty Analysis on Prediction of Heat Transfer Coefficient and Pressure Drop in Heat Exchangers Due to Refrigerant Property Prediction Error, Long Huang, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Fin Performance Analysis for Microchannel Heat Exchangers Under Dry, Wet and Partial Wet Conditions, Long Huang, Daniel Bacellar, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Field Evaluation for Air-source Transcritical CO2 Heat Pump Water Heater with Optimal Pressure Control, Bin Hu, Yongning He, Shouguo Wang, Feng Cao, and Ziwen Xing
Extremum Seeking Control of Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump System, Bin Hu, Yaoyu Li, Baojie Mu, Shaojie Wang, John E. Seem, and Feng Cao
Influence of Oil on Heat Transfer Characteristics of R410A Flow Boiling in Conventional and Small Size Microfin Tubes, Haitao Hu, Hao Peng, Guoliang Ding, Yongxin Zheng, Yifeng Gao, and Ji Song
A New Method for Calculating Viscosity and Solubility of Lubricant- Refrigerant Mixtures, Jung-Tsung Hung, Jeng-Shiang Tsaih, and Hsu-Hua Tang
Evaluation and Soft-Optimization for R410A Low-GWP Replacement Candidates through Testing and Simulation, Yunho Hwang, Abdullah Alabdulkarem, Radia Eldeeb, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Thermal Decomposition of Lower-GWP Refrigerants, Makoto Ito, Chaobin Dang, and Eiji Hihara
Transient Exergy Destruction Analysis of a Vapor Compression System, Neera Jain and Andrew Alleyne
Model Predictive Control of Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems, Neera Jain, Daniel J. Burns, Stefano Di Cairano, Christopher R. Laughman, and Scott A. Bortoff
Performance of an R-410A Room Air Conditioner Modified for Use with R-1234ze, Charles Janicki, Konrad Hermann, John Neuman, Patrick Riley, and Margaret M. Mathison
An Experimental Comparison of the Refrigerant Flow through Adiabatic and Non-Adiabatic Helical Capillary Tubes, Puya Javidmand and Masoud Zareh
Analytical Study on the Performance Characteristics of a Liquid Injection Refrigeration Cycle., Yongseok Jeon, Sanghun Lee, Jongho Jung, and Yongchan Kim
Refrigerant Charge Reduction In Small Commercial Refrigeration Systems, Lingyan Jiang and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Three-dimensional Numerical Investigations on Ejector of Vapour Jet Refrigeration System, Parveen Banu Jiautheen, Shaligram Tiwari, and Mani Annamalai
Refrigerant and Lubricant Charge in AC Heat Exchangers: Experimentally Validated Model, Shenghan Jin and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Lubricant Development To Meet Lower GWP Refrigerant Challenges, Joseph A. Karnaz
Enhanced Heat Exchanger with Offset Spine Fin Design, Michael Kempiak and Brent Junge
Transient pressure drop correlation between parallel minichannels during flow boiling of R134a, Dolaana M. Khovalyg, Predrag S. Hrnjak, and Anthony M. Jacobi
Experimental Analysis Of Twisted Shaped Spot Evaporators At High Heat Fluxes, Tobias Knipping, Michael Arnemann, Ullrich Hesse, and Frank Humpfer
Two-dimensional Numerical Analysis on Ejector of Vapour Jet Refrigeration System, Arun Kodamkayath Mani, Shaligram Tiwari, and Mani Annamalai
Thermodynamic Assessment of High-Temperature Heat Pumps for Heat Recovery, Chieko Kondou and Shigeru Koyama
Condensation and Evaporation of R134a, R1234ze(E) and R1234ze(Z) Flow in Horizontal Microfin Tubes at Higher Temperature, Chieko Kondou, Fumiya Mishima, JinFan Liu, and Shigeru Koyama
Condensation and Evaporation of R744/R32/R1234ze(E) Flow in Horizontal Microfin Tubes, Chieko Kondou, Fumiya Mishima, JinFan Liu, and Shigeru Koyama
HFO-1336mzz-Z: High Temperature Chemical Stability and Use as A Working Fluid in Organic Rankine Cycles, Konstantinos Kontomaris
Assessment Of Life Cycle Climate Performance (LCCP) Tools For HVAC&R Applications With The Latest Next Generation Refrigerant Technology, Stephen Anthony Kujak, Panayu Robert Srichai, and Kenneth Schultz
Magnetocaloric Cooling Near Room Temperature - A Status Quo with Respect to Household Refrigeration, Robin Langebach, Marcel Klaus, Christoph Haberstroh, and Ullrich Hesse
A Comparison of Transient Heat-Pump Cycle Simulations with Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Flow Models, Christopher R. Laughman
Analysis and Comparison of Two-Phase Ejector Performance Metrics for R134a and CO2 Ejectors, Neal Lawrence and Stefan Elbel
Experimental and Numerical Study on the Performance of R410A Liquid Recirculation Cycles with and without Ejectors, Neal Lawrence and Stefan Elbel
Novel Reduced GWP Refrigerant Compositions for Stationary Air Conditioning, Thomas J. Leck, Pavan K. Naicker, Joshua Hughes, and Bianca Hydutsky
Heat Transfer Characteristics of the Non-uniform Grooved Tube considering Tube Expansion, Sangmu Lee, Akira Ishibashi, and Takuya Matsuda
Determination of Refrigerant Path Number for Fin-tube Condenser Considering Heat Transfer Performance and Pumping Power, Won Jong Lee and Ji Hwan Jeong
An Experimentally Validated Model for Microchannel Heat Exchanger Incorporating Lubricant Effect, Huize Li and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Quantification of Liquid Refrigerant Distribution in Parallel Flow Microchannel Heat Exchanger Using Infrared Thermography, Huize Li and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Theoretical and Experimental Research on CO2 Electrical Heating Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Outside a Horizontal Tube, Lan Li, Shengchun Liu, and Jinghong Ning
Modelica-based Heat Pump Model for Transient and Steady-State Simulation Using Low-GWP Refrigerants, Jiazhen Ling, Hongtao Qiao, Abdullah Alabdulkarem, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Thermal Comfort Evaluation of a Heat Pump System using Induced-air Supply Unit, Jiazhen Ling, Jian Xu, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Experimental study of the Couple Characteristics of the Refrigerants and Vortex Tube, Nian Li, Zheng Wang, Xiaohong Han, and Guangming Chen
Experimental Investigation of Multi-Functional Variable Refrigerant Flow System, Xiaojie Lin, Hoseong Lee, Yunho Hwang, Reinhard Radermacher, and Saikee Oh
Review on Ejector Efficiencies in Various Ejector Systems, Fang Liu
Thermodynamic Analysis Of Steam Ejector Refrigeration Cycle, Shengchun Liu, Chunyuan Zhu, and Hailin Li
Study on Energy-Saving Performance of a Novel CO2 Heat Pump with Applications in Dairy Processes, Yefeng Liu, Eckhard A. Groll, Orkan Kurtulus, and Kazuaki Yazawa
Pressure Loss Analysis of the Perforated Tube Attenuator, Zhan Liu, Qin Tan, Jming Cheng, Xling Yu, and Quanke Feng
A PD Law Based Fuzzy Logic Control Strategy For Simultaneous Control Of Indoor Temperature And Humidity Using A Variable Speed Direct Expansion Air Conditioner, Zhao Li, Xiang Guo Xu, Shi Ming Deng, and Dong Mei Pan
HFO1234ze(Z) saturated vapour condensation inside a brazed plate heat exchanger, Giovanni A. Longo, Claudio Zilio, Giulia Righetti, and J. Steven Brown
R32 Heat Transfer Coefficient During Condensation In A Mini-Channel Multiport Tube, Alejandro Lopez-Belchi, Fernando Illán-Gómez, José-Ramón García-Cascales, and Francisco Vera-García
Exergy And Energy Analysis Of Waste Heat Recovery Options For Cooling Capacity Production, Chantal Maatouk and Rayan Slim
Experimental investigation on the influencing factors of a transcritical CO2 heat pump, J.L. Ma, C.H. Liu, Y. Hou, and T.W. Lai
Materials Compatibility of HVACR System Materials with Low GWP Refrigerants, Julie A. Majurin, William Gilles, and Steven J. Staats
Visualization of the Refrigerant Flow at the Capillary Tube Inlet of a Houseold Refrigeration System, Santiago Martinez-Ballester, Laetitia Bardoulet, Alessandro Pisano, José M. Bordes-Costa, and José M. Corberán
Development of Flat Tube Heat Exchanger for Heat Pump Air Conditoner, Takuya Matsuda, Akira Ishibashi, Takashi Okazaki, Keisuke Hokazono, Daisuke Shimamoto, and Hiroki Okazawa
Development of PVE Refrigeration Lubricants for R32, Tomoya Matsumoto and Yasuhiro Kawaguchi
Principles Of Refrigerant Circuit Optimization In Single Row Microchannel Condensers, Sunil Mehendale, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Experimental Comparison of the Refrigerant Reservoir Position in a Primary Loop Refrigerant Cycle with Optimal Operation, Jan Christoph Menken, Thomas Weustenfeld, and Jürgen Köhler
Pressure Drop in Condensing Superheated Zone, Melissa Meyer and Predrag S. Hrnjak
R-404A Alternative Refrigerant with Low Compressor Discharge Temperature, Barbara Minor, Vladimir Sulc, Jeff Berge, Michal Kolda, and Michal Hegar
Optimized Performance of One-Bed Adsorption Cooling System, Takahiko Miyazaki, Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy, Bidyut Baran Saha, and Shigeru Koyama
A Fresh Look At Vortex Tubes Used As Expansion Device In Vapor Compression Systems, Muhammad Mohiuddin and Stefan Elbel
Aspects of Household Cooling Technology, Matthias Mrzyglod and Stefan Holzer
Kalman filter-based FDD for an Air Handling Unit (AHU), Timothy Mulumba, Afshin Afshari, and Luiz Augusto Friedrich
Mobile Heat Pump Exploration Using R445A and R744, Andrew Musser and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Mass Diffusion Coefficient Of Desiccants For Dehumdification Applications: Silica Aerogels And Silica Aerogel Coatings On Metal Foams, Kashif Nawaz, Shelly J. Schmidt, and Anthony M. Jacobi
Fire Hazards of Refrigerants in Air Conditioning Control System, Y.W. Ng and W.K. Chow
Experimental Performance Investigation of New Low-GWP Refrigerants for Use in Two-Phase Evaporative Cooling of Electronics, Alexis Nicolette-Baker, Elizabeth Garr, Abhijit Sathe, and Steve O'Shaughnessey
Leakage of Mildly Flammable Refrigerants into a Room, Hiroaki Okamoto, Tatsuhito Hattori, Chaobin Dang, and Eiji Hihara
Two-Dimensional Modeling of Thermoelectric Cells, Klaudio S. M. Oliveira, Rodrigo P. Cardoso, and Christian J. L. Hermes
The Effects of Fin Spacing and Tube Outer Diameter of Evaporator on System Performance in Heat Pump Tumble Dryers, Cenk Onan, Serkan Erdem, Derya Burcu Özkan, and Hasan Alpay Heperkan
Extremely Low Refrigerant Charge Beverage Display Cooler Technology Using Propane, Yadira Padilla Fuentes, Stefan Elbel, and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Chemical Compatibility of High-Performance Engineering Thermoplastics in Compressor Environments, Vandita Pai-Paranjape
Experimental Study On Bubble Absorber With Multiple Tangential Nozzles, Santosh Kumar Panda and Mani Annamalai
Comparison between HFC-134a and Alternative Refrigerants in Mobile Air Conditioners using the GREEN-MAC-LCCP© Model, Stella Papasavva and William Moomaw
A Discussion about the Methodology to Validate the Correlations of Heat Transfer Coefficients and Pressure Drop during the Condensation in a Finned-Tube Heat Exchanger, Alessandro Pisano, Santiago Martinez-Ballester, José M. Corberán, Fernando Hidalgo Monpeán, Ferdando Illán Gómez, and J-Ramón García Cascales
Visualization of Evaporatively Cooled Heat Exchanger Wetted Fin Area, Sahil Popli, Hoseong Lee, Yunho Hwang, and Reinhard Radermacher
Dynamic Performance Of A Compression Thermoelastic Cooling Air-Conditioner Under Cyclic Operation Mode, Suxin Qian, Jiazhen Ling, Yunho Hwang, and Reinhard Radermacher
A New Dynamic Heat Exchanger Model with Frosting and Defrosting, Hongtao Qiao, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
An Improved Moving Boundary Heat Exchanger Model with Pressure Drop, Hongtao Qiao, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Theoretical analysis of low GWP mixture R600a/R1234ze as a possible alternative to R600a in domestic refrigerators, Jinyou Qiu, Hua Zhang, Zilong Wang, and Zhigang Zhou
Vapor-liquid equilibrium properties of binary mixture refrigerants (R1234ZE+R290, R290+R227ea), Yingxia Qi, Hua Zhang, Wei Zhao, Yefeng Liu, and Xunhai Liu
Experimental Study on Performance of Two-phase Ejector Refrigeration Cycle System with Two-throat Nozzle, Li Qian Ren, Xian Min Guo, Xin Wei Guo, and Tian Long Li
Single phase pressure drop in round cylindrical headers of parallel flow MCHXs, Tao Ren, Amir Chavoshi, Guoliang Ding, and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Investigation of Application of Suction Line Heat Exchanger in R290 Air Conditioner with Small Diameter Copper Tube, Tao Ren, Guoming Wu, Guoliang Ding, Yongxin Zheng, Yifeng Gao, and Song Ji
Thermodynamic Optimization of Tube-Fin Evaporators Operating under Frosting Conditions, Rafael S. Ribeiro and Christian J. L. Hermes
Experimental Analysis of R134a and R1234ze(E) Flow Boiling Inside a Roll Bond Evaporator, Giulia Righetti, Claudio Zilio, and Giovanni A. Longo
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer Processes on Water Trays in Household Refrigerators, Adriano Francisco Ronzoni, Cláudio Melo, and Carolin Ries
Investigation of the Dynamic Heat Transfer Coefficient of R-134a in a Horizontal Pipe, Jan Philipp Rückert and Gerhard Schmitz
Performance of R410A and R22 Low GWP Alternative Refrigerants at Elevated Ambient Temperatures, Kenneth Schultz
New Copper-based Heat Exchangers for Alternative Refrigerants, Yoram Shabtay, John Black, and Frank Kraft
Linked Modelling of Heat Pump Water Heater Vapor Compression System and Water Tank, Tejas Shah and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Assessment of Environmentally Friendly Refrigerants for Window Air Conditioners, Bo Shen and Pradeep Bansal
Study On Energy Conservation And Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction Of Commercial Display Refrigerator Of Supermarket Utilizing The Exhaust Heat From The Novel Environment-Friendly Dispersed Power, Tatsuya Shikano, Sangchul Bae, Masafumi Katsuta, and Tomohiro Anamizu
Shape Optimization of a Compressor Supporting Plate Based on Vibration Modes, Olavo M. Silva, Thiago M. Guesser, Igor M. Guesser, Claudio de Pellegrini, Carlos E. Vendrami, and Arcanjo Lenzi
Two Phase Flow Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Two New LGWP Developmental Refrigerants Alternative to R-410A, Jeremy Ryan Smith and Lorenzo Cremaschi
Energy saving measures for automotive air conditioning (AC) system in the tropics, Alison Subiantoro, Kim Tiow Ooi, and Ulrich Stimming
Evaluation of performance of Heat pump system using R32 and HFO mixed refrigerant., Shigeharu Taira, Tomoyuki Haikawa, and Hayato Nuno
Development of refrigeration oil for use with R32, Hitoshi Takahashi, Katsuya Takigawa, and Takeshi Okido
Combined Rankin and Organic Rankin Cycles with Screw Expenders, Yan Tang