“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 2016
HFO1234ze(E) And HFC134a Flow Boiling Inside a 4mm Horizontal Smooth Tube, Giovanni A. Longo, Simone Mancin, Giulia Righetti, and Claudio Zilio
HFO1234ze(E) Boiling Inside a Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger, Giovanni A. Longo, Simone Mancin, Giulia Righetti, and Claudio Zilio
Improvement Of Thermal Conductivity Of Grout Mixture For Geothermal Heat Pump Systems, Chantal Maatouk
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Desiccant Air Conditioning System for Storage of Agricultural Products, Muhammad Hamid Mahmood, Muhammad Sultan, Takahiko Miyazaki, and Shigeru Koyama
Use of Nanoparticles In Refrigeration Systems: A Literature Review Paper, Amey Majgaonkar
R134a Flow Boiling inside a 4.3 mm ID Microfin Tube, Simone Mancin, Claudio Zilio, Giulia Righetti, Luca Doretti, and Giovanni A. Longo
The Transient Supercooling Enhancement For A Pulsed Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC), Jia-ni Mao, Jun-yan Du, Shi-fei Wang, Jing-wei Zhou, and Yu-gang Wang
Conversion Factors for Comparing the Performance of Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems, Emi Matsui, Shigeki Kametani, and Tatsuo Nobe
Evaluation of Friction and Wear on PVE Refrigeration Lubricants for HFC Refrigerants, Tomoya Matsumoto, Masato Kaneko, and Yasuhiro Kawaguchi
Refrigerant Circuit Optimization of Dual-mode Single-Row Microchannel Heat Exchangers used for R410A Heat Pumps, Sunil Mehendale, Zhenning Li, and Vikrant Aute
Normalized Effect Of Condenser Fouling And Refrigerant Charge On Performance Of Vapor Compression Air Conditioning Systems, Mehdi Mehrabi and David Yuill
Heat Pump Driven by a Gas Engine for Heating and Domestic Hot Water Generation, Amine Mekdache, Assaad Zoughaib, and Denis Clodic
Experimental Evaluation of High Performance Integrated Heat Pump, William A. Miller, Robert Berry, Neal Durfee, and Van D. Baxter
Performance Characteristics of a Refrigerator-Freezer with Parallel Evaporators using a Linear Compressor, Byungchae Min, Sangjin Song, Kiyoul Noh, Geonwoo Kim, Teaseung Yoon, Sangkyung Na, Sanghoon Song, Jangsik Yang, Gyungmin Choi, and Duckjool Kim
Testing of HFO Refrigerant with Less Than 150 GWP in a Commercial Freezer, Barbara Haviland Minor, Sonali Shah, and Luke Simoni
Simulation Model of an Automatic Commercial Ice Machine, Haithem Murgham, David Myszka, Vijay Bahel, Rajan Rajendran, Kurt Knapke, Suresh Shivashankar, and Kyaw Wynn
Fifteen Years of Dehumidification Results from Heat Pump Water Heaters, William E. Murphy
Internal Heat Exchanger Performance Quantification and Comparison Testing Methods Including Exploration of the Effects of Location of Measurements and Oil in Circulation, Andrew Musser, Pega Hrnjak, and Stefan Elbel
Enhancement of R1234ze(Z) Pool Boiling Heat Transfer on Horizontal Titanium Tubes for High Temperature Heat Pumps, Ryuichi Nagata, Chieko Kondou, Nobuo Takata, and Shigeru Koyama
Comparison on Evaporation Heat Transfer between R32/R1234yf and R32/R1234ze(E) Flowing in Horizontal Microfin Tubes, Shingo Nakamura, Chieko Kondou, Nobuo Takata, and Shigeru Koyama
Experimental Analysis of Aerothermodynamics Performance of the Air Curtain Subject to the Systematic Crossing of a Solid Body, Samuel Mariano Nascimento, Gustavo Galdi Heidinger, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, and Pedro Dinho Silva
Experimental and Numeric Quantitative Evaluation of Thermal Performance in Refrigerated Display Cabinets with Variation of Air Curtain Thickness and Porosity of the Back Panel, Samuel Mariano Nascimento, Gustavo Galdi Heidinger, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, and Pedro Dinho Silva
Experimental Evaluation of the Influence of Consumers' Passing Velocity on the Thermal Performance of Open Refrigerated Display Cabinets, Samuel Mariano Nascimento, Gustavo Galdi Heidinger, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, and Pedro Dinho Silva
Adsorption and Desorption Isotherms Of Desiccants for Dehumidification Applications: Silica Aerogels and Silica Aerogel Coatings on Metal Foams, Kashif Nawaz, Shelly J. Schmidt, and Anthony M. Jacobi
Reduction Of Energy Consumption in Air-conditioning Systems employing direct evaporative pre-cooling of Condenser air, Theodore Aganachi Ndukaife and A.G Agwu Nnanna
Experimental Investigation on the Performance of Ground-source Heat Pump with the Refrigerant R410A, Junhao Niu, Huagen Wu, and Yunda Dong
A study of high efficiency CO2 refrigerant VRF air conditioning system adopting multi-stage compression cycle, Tetsuya Okamoto, Kazuhiro Furusho, Ikuhiro Iwata, Eiji Kumakura, and Ryuhei Kaji
Analysis of an Innovative Microchannel Condenser Design for Modular Chillers and Unitary Rooftop Air Conditioners, Sankaranarayanan Padhmanabhan and Mustafa Yanik
Analysis of the Drop-in Operation of a Refrigeration System by the Response Surface Methodology, Victor Hugo Panato, Marcus Almeida Queiroz, Luis Manoel Paiva Souza, Arthur Heleno Pontes Antunes, and Enio Pedone Bandarra Filho
CFD Heat and Mass Transfer Studies in a R134a-DMF Bubble Absorber with Swirl Flow Entry of R134a Vapour, Santosh Kumar Panda and Annamalai Mani
A Critical Assessment of Two-Phase Flow Distribution in Microchannel Heat Exchangers, Karthik Panghat and Sunil S Mehendale
Development Of An Adaptive PID Controller For Superheating Control Employing Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm, Nathalie Martins Panoeiro, Ricardo Nicolau Nassar Koury, Luiz Machado, and Antonio Augusto Torres Maia
Multi-Year Evaluation of R-449A as a Replacement for R-22 in Low Temperature and Medium Temperature Refrigeration Applications, Andrew Pansulla and Charles Allgood
Evaluation of R-410A refrigerant alternatives in a residential reversible air to water heat pump, Pierre Pardo, Louis Charbonnier, and Michèle Mondot
Experimental And Numerical Investigations of Ejector Jet Refrigeration System With Primary Stream Swirl, Jiautheen Parveen Banu, Jawali Maharudrappa Mallikarjuna, and Annamalai Mani
Experimental Evaluation and Thermodynamic System Modeling of Thermoelectric Heat Pump Clothes Dryer, Viral K. Patel, Dakota Goodman, Kyle Gluesenkamp, and Anthony Gehl
Development and Evaluation of an Automated Virtual Refrigerant Charge Sensor Training Kit, Akash Patil, Andrew L. Hjortland, James E. Braun, W. Travis Horton, and Orkan Kurtulus
R-32 As An Alternative To Ammonia In Industrial Refrigeration, Andy Pearson
A Methodology for Measuring the Air Infiltration Rates into Refrigerated Compartments, Paula do Vale Pereira, André Sgrott, Lucas F. Back, Débora T. Kohara, and Claudio Melo
Use of Blends in Commercial Refrigeration Systems: Fractionation characteristics and material compatibility of R448A, Michael Petersen, Gustavo Pottker, Gregory L. Smith, Samuel F. Yana Motta, and Ankit Sethi
Interim And Long-Term Low-GWP Refrigerant Solutions For Air Conditioning, Hung M. Pham and Ken Monnier
High Efficiency Heat Pump with Subcooling for Sanitary Hot Water Production Working with Propane, Miquel Pitarch-Mocholí, Emilio Navarro-Peris, José Gonzalvez-Maciá, and José Miguel Corberán
Techno-Economic Analysis of a Novel Solar Thermal and Air-Source Heat Pump System, Stefano Poppi and Chris Bales
Experimental Evaluation of Compressive Elastocaloric Cooling System, Suxin Qian, Yi Wang, Yunlong Geng, Jiazhen Ling, Jan Muehlbauer, Yunho Hwang, Reinhard Radermacher, and Ichiro Takeuchi
Modeling of Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers: A Novel Approach to the Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer under Cooling and Dehumidifying Conditions, Hongtao Qiao and Christopher R. Laughman
Experimental comparison of a cascade refrigeration system operating with R744/R134a and R744/R404a., Marcus Vinicius Almeida Queiroz, Victor Hugo Panato, Arthur Heleno Pontes Antunes, Jose Alberto Reis Parise, and Enio Pedone Bandarra Filho
Thermoelectric Multi-Utility Water Heater cum Air-Conditioner, Milind Vishwanath Rane, Dinesh B Uphade, and Adittya M Rane
Design Integration of Dedicated Outdoor Air System with Variable Refrigerant Flow System, Milind Vishwanath Rane, Deepa M Vedartham, and Niranjan Bastakoti
Heat Pump for Energy Efficient Sugarcane Juice Freeze Pre-Concentration, Milind V Rane and Dinesh B Uphade
Fundamental Investigation Of Whole-Life Power Plant Performance For Enhanced Geothermal Systems, Matthew Read, Ian Smith, and Nikola Stosic
Modelling of an R-290/POE ISO 22 Variable Speed Air Conditioner System under SEER Conditions, Guilherme B. Ribeiro and Jader Riso Barbosa Jr.
Optimized On-Off Controller For Energy Saving In A Household Refrigerator, Ulisses Carvalho de Elian Saffar and Antônio Augusto Torres Maia
A Literature Review On Heat Exchanger Air Side Fouling In Heating, Ventilation And Air-conditioning (HVAC) Applications, Omer Sarfraz and Christian Bach
Development Of Operating Envelope Limits For Equipment Tested In A Wind Tunnel, Omer Sarfraz and Christian Bach
CFD-Based Airside Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlation Development for Small Diameter (3 mm to 5 mm) Louver Fin Heat Exchangers, Shekhar Sarpotdar, Dennis Nasuta, and Vikrant Aute
CFD Based Comparison of Slit Fin and Louver Fin Performance for Small Diameter (3mm to 5 mm) Heat Exchangers, Shekhar Sarpotdar, Dennis Nasuta, and Vikrant Aute
Assessing Defrosting Performance on Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic, and Micro-Patterned Heat Transfer Surfaces, Nickolas C. Schmiesing and Andrew D. Sommers
Experimentally Validated Model of Transient Heat Transfer between a Magnetocaloric Packed Particle Bed and Stagnant Interstitial Fluid, Michael Goodman Schroeder, Ellen Brehob, and Michael Benedict
Behavior of R410A Low GWP Alternative Refrigerants DR-55, DR-5A, and R32 in the Components of a 4-RT RTU, Kenneth Schultz
Experimental Results on a New Prototype Packaged Heat Pump System Retrofitted with Oil Flooded Compression and Regeneration Technology, Damien Schyns, Bin Yang, Jim E. Braun, W. Travis Horton, and Eckhard Groll
Observation of R600a flow at subcooled temperature conditions in a vapor compression refrigeration system, Joonyoung Seo, Daesig Shin, and Ji Hwan Jeong
Low GWP Refrigerants for Air Conditioning and Chiller Applications, Ankit Sethi and Samuel Yana Motta
Manufacturing & Testing of Air-to-Refrigerant Heat Exchangers Based on 0.8mm Diameter Tubes, Yoram Shabtay, Zhiwei Huang, Vikrant Aute, Vishaldeep Sharma, and Reinhard Radermacher
Assessment Of DR-55 As A Drop-In Replacement For R410A, Bo Shen, Omar Abdelaziz, and Lane Liudahl
Low GWP Refrigerants Modelling Study for a Room Air Conditioner Having Microchannel Heat Exchangers, Bo Shen, Mahabir Bhandari, Milind Rane, and Deep Mota
Heat Pump Clothes Dryer Model Development, Bo Shen, Kyle Gluesenkamp, Pradeep Bansal, and David Beers
Researches on Heat Pump System using Rotary Compressor in Electric Vehicle, Jun-ye Shi, Tian-yuan Gao, Bing-qing Lu, Wan-yong li, Zi-qi Zhang, Bo-wei Cai, Jiang-ping Chen, Le-yan Pan, Tian-ying Wang, and Rui-dong Yan
Condensation Of Superheated R134a Inside A Vertical Tube, Jaime Sieres, José Antonio Martínez-Suárez, and Elena Martín
A Trans-critical CO2 Heat Pump System for Waste Heat Utilization in Warm Weather Condition Applied to a Milk Refrigeration Plant, Simarpreet Singh and M.S Dasgupta
Performance Model Of Co2 Two-Phase Ejector For Subcritical Conditions, Kamil Smierciew, Dariusz Butrymowicz, and Piotr Baj
Assesment Of Refrigerant Selection For Ejection System Driven By Low-Grade Heat, Kamil Smierciew, Dariusz Butrymowicz, and Jerzy Gagan
Development Of Numerical Modelling Of Isobutane Vapor Ejector, Kamil Smierciew, Dariusz Butrymowicz, Jerzy Gagan, and Slawomir Pietrowicz
Investigations Of Heat And Momentum Transfer in Vapor-Liquid Isobutane Injector, Kamil Smierciew, Dariusz Butrymowicz, and Tomasz Przybylinski
Hydrodynamic Considerations for Optimal Thermal Compressor Design, Marcel A. Staedter, Khoudor Keniar, and Srinivas Garimella
Development of Polyol Ester Refrigeration Oils for HFO Refrigerants, Akira Tada, Takeshi Okido, and Kiyomi Sakamoto
Experimental Performance of Solar Collector cum Regenerator for Coupling with a Liquid Desiccant Cooling System, Gezahegn Habtamu Tafesse, Subhash Chandra Mullick, and Sanjeev Jain Jain
Evaluation of Performance of Heat Pump using R32 and HFO-mixed Refrigerant by Refrigeration Cycle Simulation and Loss analysis, Shigaharu Taira, Tomoyuki Haikawa, and Tomoatsu Minamida
Performance Evaluation of Heat pump System using R32 and HFO-mixed Refrigerant in High Ambient Temperature., Shigeharu Taira, Tomoatsu Minamida, Tomoyuki Haikawa, and Fumio Ota
Noise Effects In Capillary Tubes Caused By Refrigerant Flow, Thomas Tannert and Ullrich Hesse
An Evaluation of a Pressure Expansion Method for the Manufacturing of Copper Tube Heat Exchangers, Roger Tetzloff, Vikrant Aute, Song Li, and Cara Martin
An Experimental Study on the Use of Vaccum Insulation Panels in Household Refrigerators, Susan Thiessen, Fernando Testoni Knabben, Claudio Melo, and Joaquim Manoel Gonçalves
Performance Evaluation Of Peripheral-Finned Tube Evaporators Under Frosting Conditions, Marco Timmermann and Jader Barbosa
Harmonization of Life Cycle Climate Performance (LCCP) Methodology, Sarah Troch, Hoseong Lee, Yunho Hwang, and Reinhard Radermacher
Experimental Investigation of the Refrigerant Flow Distribution Characteristic of Heat Exchangers on the Residential Heat Pump Air Conditioner System Performance, Xiaoping Tu, Xiangfei Liang, Ruiqi Yang, and Rong Zhuang
Experimental Comparison Of Different Composite Latent Heat Storage Devices With Spatially Non-Constant Heat Loads, Henrik Veelken and Gerhard Schmitz
Conversion of cold beverage dispenser's refrigeration system to R744 refrigerant, Matej Visek, Stefan Elbel, and Pega Hrnjak
Conversion of platelet incubator refrigeration system to R600a and performance optimization, Matej Visek, Stefan Elbel, Pega Hrnjak, Brian Hoaglan, Chengzhi Tang, and Dennis Smith
Lab and Field Evaluation of Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Advanced Roof Top Unit, Jinliang Wang, Mikhail Gorbounov, Murat Yasar, Hayden Reeve, Andrew L Hjortland, and James E Braun
Screening Criteria for ILs used in NH3 Based Absorption Heat Pump Systems, Meng Wang and Carlos A. Infante Ferreira
Dynamic Contact Angle on a Surface with Gradient in Wettability, Xiaofei Wang, Longfei Wang, and Rong Yu
AHRI Low Global Warming Potential Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program (Low-GWP AREP) – Summary of Phase II Testing Results, Xudong Wang and Karim Amrane
Design, Build-up, and Commissioning of 350 kW Refrigeration Test Facility for Experimental Investigation of Large Cold Chain Equipment, Mario Wenzel, Stefan Elbel, and Pega Hrnjak
Numerical Simulation (CFD) to Explore Optimal Vortex Generator Array Configurations in Air Cooled Condensers, Mei Yung Wong, Gregory D Hardy, Anthony M Jacobi, and Predrag Hrnjak
Method for Determining Air Side Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient Using Infrared Thermography, Scott S. Wujek, Wayne L. Staats, Stefan W. Elbel, Jeffrey P. Koplow, H. Arthur Kariya, and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Experimental study on a solar-powered thermochemical sorption refrigeration system using strontium chloride/EG-ammonia working pair, Si Wu, Ting Xian Li, Ting Yan, and Ru Zhu Wang
A New Flow Map and Flow Characterization of Condensation in Smooth Round Tube from Superheated Vapor, Jiange Xiao and Pega Hrnjak
Heat Transfer of Condensation in Smooth Round Tube from Superheated Vapor, Jiange Xiao and Pega Hrnjak
A Modeling Study on the Operational Stability of a Variable Speed Direct Expansion Air Conditioning System, Yudong Xia and Shiming Deng
The Viscosity Characteristics for the Mixed Refrigerant HFO-1234yf + HFC-152a, Zhangzhang Yang, Xuehui Wang, Yibo Fang, Xiaohong Han, Xiaogang Qiao, and Guangming Chen