“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 2008
Detailed Unsteady Simulation of Liquid Overfeed Refrigerating Systems, Alexandre Sadurni, Carles Oliet, Joaquim Rigola, and Assensi Oliva
Thermo-Physical and Flow Properties of CO2 Hydrate Slurry, Osmann Sari, Jin Hu, Sara Eicher, P. W. Egolf, and Paul Homsy
CFD Modeling and Validation of Temperature and Flow Distribution in Air-Conditioned Space, Jahar Sarkar and Soumen Mandal
Integration of a Thermoelectric Subcooler Into a Carbon Dioxide Transcritical Vapor Compression Cycle Refrigeration System, Jonathan Schoenfeld, Jan Muehlbauer, Yunho Hwang, and Reinhard Radermacher
CFD Simulations of a Supersonic Ejector for Use in Refrigeration Applications, David Scott, Zine Aidoun, Omar Bellache, and Mohamed Ouzzane
Research and Design for Digital Multi-Connected Ground-Source Heat Recovery Unit, Jun Shen, Honghai Xiao, Aihua Peng, and Tingman Li
Study of Effect of Heat Transfer Through Fins in a Fin-and-Tube Carbon Dioxide Gas Cooler on its Performance Through Numerical Modeling, Varun Singh, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Usefulness of Entropy Generation Minimization Through a Heat Exchanger Modeling Tool, Varun Singh, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Calculating the Volume of Water Droplets on Topographically-Modified, Micro-Grooved Aluminum Surfaces, Andrew Sommers and Anthony M. Jacobi
A Simulation for Predicting the Refrigerant Flow Characteristics Including Metastable Region in Non-Adiabatic Capillary Tubes, Kidong Son, Sanggoo Park, Jihwan Jeong, and Lyunsu Kim
The World's First Thermoacoustic Appliance, After One Year Running, Philip Shien Spoor and Clever Fellows
Compression Resorption Cycles in Distillation Columns, Roi Taboada and Carlos Infante Ferreira
Study on Performance Evaluation Method of a Split Air Conditioning System Based on Characteristic Curve of the Compressor Mass Flow Rate, Shinichi Takahashi, Shigeru Tokita, Masayasu Itou, Akio Funatani, and Shigeki Kametani
Use of a CFD Code in the Analysis of Heat Transfer Surfaces, Mohammad Shekoor Talakala and T. P. Ashlok Babu
Air-Side Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Accelerated Flow Evaporators, Paulo J. Waltrich, Jader R. Barbosa, Claudio Melo, Christian J. L. Hermes, and Rodrigo Kremer
Online Optimal Control of The Central Chilling System in a Super High-Rise Commercial Building, Shengwei Wang and Zhenjun Ma
Structure Optimization of a Floor Cooling and Heating System for Ground Source Heat Pump, Suilin Wang and Wei Mu
Performance Investigation of Refrigerant Vapor-Injection Technique for Residential Heat Pump Systems, Xudong Wang, Yunho Hwang, and Reinhard Radermacher
Analysis on Hollow Fiber Membrane Heat Exchanger Applying to the Lithium Bromide Absorption Refrigeration System, Zanshe Wang, Shiyu Feng, Yun Li, and Zhaolin Gu
Experimental Study on Concentration of Aqueous Lithium Bromide Solution by Vacuum Membrane Distillation Process, Zanshe Wang, Shiyu Feng, Xiangfeng Shi, and Zhaolin Gu
Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Commercial Coolers and Freezers, Adam Wichman and James E. Braun
Refrigerant and Scroll Compressor Options for Best Performance of Various European Heat Pump Configurations, Eric Winandy and Guy Hundy
Simulation and Validation of a R404A/CO2 Cascade Refrigeration System, Jonathan Michael Winkler, Vikrant Aute, Reinhard Radermacher, and Doron Shapiro
Simulation and Validation of a Two-Stage Flash Tank Cycle Using R410A as a Refrigerant, Jonathan Winkler, Xudong Wang, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Characteristics of Flow Boiling Heat Transfer of Sub-Critical CO2 in Mini-Channels With Micro-Fins, Xiaomin Wu, Yingjie Tang, Jingchun Min, and Peixue Jiang
Investigation on the Performances of the Gas Driven Vuilleumier Heat Pump, Yingbai Xie, Xiuzhi Huang, Chuntao Liu, and Cheng Zhao
Use of R290/R170 in Lieu of R22/R23 in Cascade Refrigeration Cycle, Yingbai Xie, Chuntao Liu, Liyong Lun, and Xuedong Zhang
Thermodynamic Analysis of CO2 Supercritical Two-Stage Compression Refrigeration Cycle, Yingbai Xie, Ganglei Sun, Liyong Lun, and Hang Su
Operating Characteristics of a Photovoltaic/Thermal Integrated Heat Pump System, Guoying Xu, Xiaosong Zhang, Shiming Deng, and Lei Yang
Selection of Alloys in a Metal Hydride Heat PumpA Procedure, Fusheng Yang, Xiangyu Meng, Zaoxiao Zhang, and Yongzhang Yu
Numerical Simulation on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Soil Around U-Tube Underground Heat Exchangers, Weihua Yang, Shuhong Li, and Xiaosong Zhang
Measurement of Air-Velocity Profiles for Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers Using Particle Image Velocimetry, David Yashar, Honghyun Cho, and Piotr Domanski
A New Liquid Desiccant System for Air-Conditioned Spaces with High Latent and Cooling Load, Yonggao Yin, Xiaosong Zhang, and Qingyan Chen
Two Phase Flow Patterns During Condensation of Steam in Micro-Tubes, Huiyong Zhang, Gang An, Junming Li, and Buxuan Wang
Air-Side Performance of a Parallel Fin Parallel Flow (PF2 ) Heat Exchanger in Sequential Frosting, Ping Zhang and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Study on an Air-Side Heating Source Liquid Desiccant Regeneration Model, Xiaosong Zhang and Yonggao Yin
Simulation on Nucleate Boiling and Frictional Pressure Drop in Micro Channel, Rui Zhuan and Wen Wang
Proceedings from 2006
Two Phase Pressure Drop of CO2, Ammonia, and R245fa in Multiport Aluminum Microchannel Tubes, David C. Adams, Jason Burr, Predrag Hrnjak, and Ty Newell
Void Fraction of CO2 and Ammonia in Multiport Aluminum Microchannel Tubes, David C. Adams, Jason Burr, Predrag Hrnjak, and Ty Newell
An Experimental Study of the Air-Side Particulate Fouling in Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchangers of Air Conditioners, Youngchull Ahn, Seongir Cheong, Youngman Jung, and JaeKeun Lee
Theoretical Model and Investigations of Transient Thermal Performance of a Micro Channel Tube Used for Cooling Processes, Tariq A. Al-Azab and Rebhi A. Damseh
Simple Method to Improve the Performance of Industrial Evaporators Under Frosting Conditions, Nawaf F. Aljuwayhel, Douglas T. Reindl, Sanford A. Klein, and Gregory F. Nellis
Field Performance Measurements of a VRV AC/HP System, Tolga Nurettin Aynur, Yunho Hwang, and Reinhard Radermacher
Development of Zero ODP, Less TEWI, Binary, Ternary and Quaternary Mixtures to Replace HCFC-22 in Window Air-Conditioner, T. P. Ashok Babu, Vikas V. Samaje, and R. Rajeev
HSPF Calculation of a System Allowing Switching Between a Single-Stage to a Two-Stage Compression System, Sami Barbouchi, Jean-Benoit Ritz, and Denis Clodic
Refrigeration Cycle With Two-Phase Condensing Ejector, Mark J. Bergander
Air Source Heat Pump for Northern Climates Part I: Simulation of Different Heat Pump Cycles, Stefan S. Bertsch and Eckhard A. Groll
Air Source Heat Pump for Northern Climates Part II: Measurement and Verification, Stefan S. Bertsch, Eckhard A. Groll, David B. Bouffard, and William J. Hutzel
Oil Structure Influence on the Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in POE Lubricants, Sergio Bobbo, Laura Fedele, and Roman Stryjek
Two-Phase Refrigerant Distribution in a Micro-Channel Manifold, Chad D. Bowers, Predrag Hrnjak, and Ty Newell
Flow Boiling of R723 (Ammonia/Dimethylether) in Smooth Horizontal Tubes in the Presence of Oil, Tahsin Boyman and Cornel Kuhn
Extended Correlations for Staggered Round Tube Plain Fin Heat Exchangers, Clark Bullard and Ian Davidson
Dynamic Heat Transfer Model of Refrigerated Foodstuff, Junping Cai, Jørgen Risum, and Claus Thybo
Quality Model of Foodstuff in a Refrigerated Display Cabinet, Junping Cai, Jørgen Risum, and Claus Thybo
Environmental and Performance Studies of R-123 as a Chiller Refrigerant - Resulting Recommendations for Environmental Protection, James M. Calm
Thermal Performance of R410A Condensing in a Microfin Tube, Alberto Cavallini, Davide Del Col, Simone Mancin, and Luisa Rossetto
Modeling and Performance Simulation of Gas Cooler for CO2 Heat Pump System, Youngsoo Chang and Minseok Kim
Analysis of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Heat Exchangers in Cooling Process, Yang Chen and Per Lundqvist
Compact, Low Temperature Refrigeration of Microprocessors, Charles Coggins, David Gerlach, Yogendra Joshi, and Andrei Fedorov
Modelling Fin-and-Tube Gas-Cooler for Transcritical Carbon Dioxide Cycles, Marco Corradi, Luca Cecchinato, G. Schiochet, and Claudio Zilio
Semi-Empirical 3D Rectangular Channel Air Flow Heat Transfer and Friction Factor Correlations, Ian E. Davidson and Clark W. Bullard
Ultra High Pressure Tribometer for Testing CO2 Refrigerant at Realistic Compressor Conditions and the Role of CO2 in the Tribological Behaviour of Compressor Surfaces, Nicholaos G. Demas and Andreas A. Polycarpou
Challenges and Developments of Subtropical Residential Air Conditioning, Shiming Deng
Experimental Research and CFD Simulation on Microchannel Evaporator Header to Improve Heat Exchanger Efficiency, Zhihai Gordon Dong and John Bean
Transient Simulation of a Transcritical Carbon Dioxide Refrigeration System, Omar Abd Elaziz, Jonathan Winkler, Vikrant Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
A Thermodynamic Property Chart as a Visual Aid to Illustrate the Interference Between Expansion Work Recovery and Internal Heat Exchange, Stefan Elbel and Predrag Hrnjak
Experimental Study on the Performance of Twisted Capillary Tube, Amr O. Elsayed
Modeling the Transient Behavior of an Active Magnetic Regenerative Refrigerator, Kurt Engelbrecht, Gregory Nellis, and Sanford Klein
Pressure Drop of Two-Phase Refrigerant-Oil Mixtures in a Small Channel, Brandon S. Field and Predrag Hrnjak
Thermophysical Properties of Pure Refrigerants and Refrigerant Mixtures by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Andreas Paul Fröba and Alfred Leipertz
Experiments on Flow Boiling Heat Transfer of Pure CO2 and CO2-Oil Mixtures in Horizontal Smooth and Micro-Fin Tubes, Lei Gao and Tomohiro Honda
Design and Research of the Digital VRV Multi-Connected Units With Three Pipes Type Heat Recovery System, Xiaohong Hai, Shen Jun, Zhanyue Hang, and Tancheng Bin
Design and Research of the Commercial Digital VRV Multi-Connected Units With Sub-Cooled Ice Storage System, Xiaohong Hai, Zhang Tao, Fanhua Yun, and Shen Jun
The Effect of Nanoparticle Agglomeration on Enhanced Nanofluidic Thermal Conductivity, Alexander Hays, Charles P. Marsh, Jorge Alvarado, and Ryan Franks
Investigation of Transient Two-Phase Flow During Refrigeration and Air Conditioning System Startup, Michael J. Hedrick, Emad W. Jassim, and Ty A. Newell
A Dynamic Simulation Model for Fan-and-Damper Controlled Refrigerators, Christian J. L. Hermes and Claudio Melo
Northern China Heat Pump Application With the Digital Heating Scroll Compressor, Shan He, Weihua Guo, and Eric Wuman Wai
Liquid-Flooded Ericsson Cycle Cooler: Part 1 – Thermodynamic Analysis, Jason James Hugenroth, James Braun, Eckhard Groll, and Galen King
Liquid-Flooded Ericsson Cycle Cooler: Part 2 – Experimental Results, Jason James Hugenroth, James Braun, Eckhard Groll, and Galen King
Performance Potential of CO2 Cycle With a Linear Compressor, Yunho Hwang, Reinhard Radermacher, Seonwoong Hwang, Hyeong Kook Lee, and Samchul Ha
Modeling of Two-Phase Heat Transfer in Smooth Tubes Using Probabilistic Flow Regime Maps, Emad W. Jassim, Ty A. Newell, and John C. Chato
Probabilistic Determination of Two-Phase Flow Regimes Utilizing an Automated Image Recognition Technique, Emad W. Jassim, Ty A. Newell, and John C. Chato
Off-Cycle Condensate Drainage Behavior of Compact Heat Exchangers: Assessment and Enhancement, Aridom Joardar, Zhongping Gu, and Anthony M. Jacobi
Analysis of Vapor Extraction Strategies for Evaporators, Miguel E. Jovane, James E. Braun, and Eckhard A. Groll
The Effect of Binary Nanofluids and Chemical Surfactants on the Absorption Performance, Junyoung Jung, Jinkyeong Kim, and Yongtae Kang
Heat-Exchange Surface Effectiveness Assessment Criterion, Kudrat Fuadovich Karimov
Why Secondary-Coolant Systems for Supermarket Refrigeration?, Georgi S. Kazachki and David K. Hinde
Two-Phase Distribution of R-134a in a Header of a Parallel Flow Heat Exchanger, Naehyun Kim, Taekyun Park, and Jungho Ham
‘Mpower’, A Simulation Code to Assist the Design of Refrigeration and A/C Equipment Using Round Tube Plate Fin and PF2 Microchannel Heat Exchangers, Greg Kohler, Mark Johnson, Jose Gonzalvez, and Jose M. Corberan
Basic Operating Characteristics of CO2 Refrigeration Cycles With Expander-Compressor Unit, Hirokatsu Kohsokabe, Sunao Funakoshi, Kenji Tojo, Susumu Nakayama, Kyoji Kohno, and Kazutaka Kurashige
An Experiment on Frosting Phenomena in a Fin Bundle, Shigeru Koyama, Donghwi Kim, Ken Kuwahara, and Chieko Kondo
Developing Two-Phase Flow Distribution in Horizontal Headers With Downward Minichannel-Branches, Shigeru Koyama, Agung Tri Wijayanta, Ken Kuwahara, and Shirou Ikuta
Experimental Study on Condensation of Pure Refrigerants in Horizontal Micro-Fin Tube – Proposal of Correlations for Heat Transfer Coefficient and Frictional Pressure Drop–, Shigeru Koyama and Ryuichiro Yonemoto
European Supermarket Refrigeration Systems Eco-Efficiency Considerations, Horst Kruse, Rainer Jakobs, and Marcello Riva
Performance of High Pressure Air Cycle in Comparison With Synthetic and Natural Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycles, Horst Kruse, Hans Rüssmann, and Rainer Jakobs
Enhancement of CO2 Refrigeration Cycle Using an Ejector: 1D Analysis, Elias Boulawz Ksayer and Denis Clodic
Numerical Study on the Performance of the Evaporator for Car Air-Conditioners, Ken Kuwahara, Shigeru Koyama, and Shiro Ikuta
Heat Transfer From the Evaporator Outlet to the Charge of Thermostatic Expansion Valves, Lasse Nicolai Langmaack and Hans Jorgen Hogaard Knudsen
Analysis of the Operational Characteristics of Multi System Through Steady State and Dynamic Simulation, Gilbong Lee, IlHwan Lee, Keunjoong Yoo, Minsoo Kim, and Samchul Ha
Experimental Study on a Novel Hybrid Cooler for the Cooling of Telecommunication Equipments, Sunil Lee, Jaesun Song, Yongchan Kim, and Jintaek Chung