“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 2022
Improved Airside Modeling of Heat Exchangers for 1D Refrigeration Cycle Simulation through the Experimental Determination of Factors of Influence, Kevin Wimmer, Jan Kummer, Christoph Zainer, Lukas Dür, Michael Lang, and Raimund Almbauer
Experimental Investigation of a New Ultra-Low Temperature Refrigerant in an Environmental Test Chamber, Tom Winkler, Melanie Cop, Riley B. Barta, and Ullrich Hesse
Modeling of Ice Harvest and Dispensing Processes of Domestic Icemaker Systems Using DEM, Elizabeth Wohlers, Lucilla Coelho de Almeida, and Vinicius Daroz
Modeling And Experiments On A Dedicated Outdoor Air System Using Liquid Desiccant Heat And Mass Exchangers, Jason Woods, Eric Kozubal, Peter Luttik, David Fox, and Jason Warner
On the Lubricant Pathway in Rotary Compressors, Puyuan Wu, Jun Chen, Paul Sojka, Yang Li, and Hongjun Cao
Effect Of Compressor Speeds On Performance Of Industrial Waste Water Treatment System Driven By Heat Pump Based On Humidification-Dehumidification Principle, Qingqing Wu, Lei Zhang, Chunhui Liu, and Yi Zhou
Enhanced Pool Boiling Of Low-Pressure Refrigerants On Round Tubes- An Experimental Evaluation, Cheng-Min Yang, William Asher, Matthew Sandlin, and Kashif Nawaz
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Characteristics Of Water For Metal-Foam-Filled Horizontal Tube, Cheng-Min Yang, Kashif Nawaz, and Anthony Gehl
Experimental Investigation of a Phase Change Material Charged Finned-Tube Heat Exchanger, Jangho Yang, Jan Muehlbauer, Daniel Bacellar, Jiazhen Ling, Vikrant Aute, and Yunho Hwang
Developing Adiabatic Two-phase Flow In An 8-mm Tube After An Expansion Valve, Yufang Yao and Pega Hrnjak
Effect of Tube Size and Oil on Developing Adiabatic Two-phase Flow, Yufang Yao and Pega Hrnjak
Performance Prediction and Calibration of a Clean-Room Air Conditioner Using an Embedded Artificial Neural Network, Myung-Sup Yoon, Dong-Hyuk Yi, Myung-Kyo Seo, and Seung-Yup Ryu
Numerical Analysis of Hybrid Heat Driven Ejector System Based on the Ejector Performance Map Approach, Tokitaka YOSHIDA and Stefan Elbel
Physics Informed Machine Learning Based Reduced Order Model of Unitary Equipment, Shahzad Yousaf, Craig Bradshaw, Rushikesh Kamalapurkar, and Omer San
Electrical Signature Based Fault Detection and Classification Framework for Single-Speed, Unitary Heat Pumps Using an Adaptative Neural Network Approach, David Yuill, Andrea Mammoli, Thomas Caudell, Krish Gomatom, Yifeng Hu, and Olusegun Showunmi
Effect of the Contained Refrigerant Mass on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Two-phase Heat Exchangers, Christoph Zainer, Kevin Wimmer, Michael Lang, and Raimund Almbauer
Performance Evaluation of an Indirect Evaporative Cooler, Alanis Sarah Zeoli and Vincent Lemort
Simulation Research On Variable Speed Air Conditioner Under Extreme Conditions, Lei Zhang and Chunhui Liu
A Computational Fluid Dynamic Study on Polymer Heat Exchangers, Mingkan Zhang, Kashif Nawaz, Kai Li, and Tyler Smith
A Numerical Modelling Study on Submerged Condensers for Heat Pump Water Heaters Using Low-GWP Refrigerants, Mingkan Zhang and Bo Shen
The Role of Internal Heat Exchanger in an R744 Vapor Compression System in the Air-conditioning Mode Under Various Conditions, Wenying Zhang, Vladimir Cernicin, and Pega Hrnjak
The Effects of the Orientation of Outdoor Microchannel Heat Exchanger on the Performance of a Transcritical R744 Heat Pump During Frosting and Defrosting, Wenying Zhang and Pega Hrnjak
The Experimental Study of Defrosting Energy of an Air-source Heat Pump System Under Various Conditions, Wenying Zhang and Pega Hrnjak
Characteristics and Control of Popping Noise in a Refrigerator Using R600a, Yingyue Zhang and Stefan Elbel
Frequency Distribution Control for Flow-induced Noise Mitigation Near Expansion Device, Yingyue Zhang and Stefan Elbel
Sensitivity Study To An Absorption System Performance Considering Heat And Mass Transfer Enhancements, J Zheng, Jesús Castro, Giorgos Papakokkinos, and Oliva Assensi
Analysis of Droplet Motion – Sliding On and Detaching From a Vertical Surface, Haoyang Zou, Hongqing Jin, and Sophie Wang
Proceedings from 2021
Numerical Study And Validation Of Melting And Solidification In PCM Embedded Heat Exchangers With Straight Tube, Tanjebul Alam, Daniel Bacellar, Jiazhen Ling, and Vikrant Aute
Dynamic Modeling of Packaged Air Conditioner with Micro-Channel Heat Exchanger Condenser, Khaled I. Alghamdi and Christian K. Bach
Experimental Comparison of HCFO and HFO R1224yd(Z), R1233zd(E), R1336mzz(Z), and HFC R245fa in a High Temperature Heat Pump up to 150 °C Supply Temperature, Cordin Arpagaus and Stefan Bertsch
Experimental Drying Characteristics Of Fabrics Under Vacuum, William E. Asher, Kashif Nawaz, Cheng-Min Yang, Brian Fricke, and Olexiy Buyadgie
Two-Phase Heat Transfer of Low GWP Ternary Mixtures, Marco Azzolin, Arianna Berto, Stefano Bortolin, and Davide Del Col
A Study on Computational Cost Reduction of Simulations of Phase-Change Material (PCM) Embedded Heat Exchangers, Daniel Bacellar, Tanjebul Alam, Jiazhen Ling, and Vikrant Aute
Evaluation of Contact Resistance and Fin Effectiveness of Enhanced, Brazed “Dogbone” Fin and Serpentine Tube Heat Exchangers for Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Applications, Daniel Bacellar, Song Li, Cara Martin, Yoram Shabtay, and John Black
Design Optimization of 3mm and 5mm Copper Tube and Flat Fin Air-to-Water Heat Exchangers with Experimental Validation, Daniel Bacellar, Dennis Nasuta, Song Li, Cara Martin, and Dale Powell
Mathematical Model of Ice Slurry Flow to predict Agglomerations and Phase interaction effects, Shaimaa Hefny Badawi, Christiane Thomas, and Ullrich Hesse
Numerical Simulation of Ice Slurry Flow in improved Plate Heat Exchanger Geometries with Consideration of different Phase Interaction Parameters, Shaimaa Hefny Badawi, Christiane Thomas, and Ullrich Hesse
HVAC Systems with Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants: A Case Study, Vijay Bahel, Rajan Rajendran, Brian Butler, and Drew Welch
Solar-Powered Mechanical Subcooling Refrigeration System for Hot Climates, Sara Barghash, Ammar Bahman, and Osama Ibrahim
Experimental Comparison of Cycle Modifications to a Multi-Stage Two-Evaporator Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration Cycle, Riley B. Barta, Paige E. Beck, Davide Ziviani, and Eckhard A. Groll
Experimental and Numerical Optimization of a Variable-Geometry Ejector in a Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration Cycle, Riley B. Barta, Parveen Dhillon, Davide Ziviani, James E. Braun, and Eckhard A. Groll
Numerical Analysis of Active Flow Boiling Regime Management Using a Vapor-Compression Cycle Applied to Electronic Processor Cooling, Riley B. Barta, Davide Ziviani, and Eckhard A. Groll
Investigation of Two-phase Refrigerant Behavior Upon Cycle Startup for Compressor Protection in Microgravity Applications, Paige E. Beck, Leon P. M. Brendel, James E. Braun, and Eckhard A. Groll
Chebyshev Expansions Empower Faster and More Precise Pure Fluid Calculations, Ian Bell
Modelling and Simulation of a Flash Tank Vapour Injection Heat Pump in Several Platforms, Viren Bhanot, Paolo Petagna, Andrea Cioncolini, Jiazhen Ling, and Vikrant Aute
Preliminary Investigations of a Novel Dual Evaporator Dual Ejector Refrigeration Cycle, Ashwath Bhat, Anandu Surendran, and Satyanarayanan Seshadri
The Efficient Computational Tools For The Design Process Of The Transcritical Two-Phase Ejectors For Natural-Based Working Fluids, Jakub Bodys, Michal Palacz, Michal Haida, Jacek Smolka, and Andrzej J. Nowak
Experimental Test Rig For The Visualisation Study Of The Transcritical Flow In The Two-Phase R744 Ejectors, Jakub Bodys, Michał Palacz, Michał Haida, Jacek Smolka, and Andrzej J. Nowak
Suitable low Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants for two-speed Heat Pumps for residential applications based on simulated performance, Shen Bo, Moonis Ally, and Sharma Vishaldeep
Experimentally Observed Anomalies from Inclining a Vapor Compression Cycle, Leon P. M. Brendel, Stephen L. Caskey, James E. Braun, and Eckhard A. Groll
A Numerical Analysis Of Latent Thermal Energy Storage For Refrigerated Trucks, Michele Calati, Claudio Zilio, Giulia Righetti, Giovanni Antonio Longo, Kamel Hooman, and Simone Mancin
Performance Analysis of Ejector Cycles for Separate Sensible and Latent Cooling in Air Conditioning, Jim Carow, Daniel Bacellar, and Cara Martin
R1234ze(E) As Drop-In Replacement For R134a In A Micro-Fin Shell-And-Tube Evaporator: Experimental Tests And Calculation Model, Giuseppe Censi and Andrea Padovan
Water Condensation and Droplet Shedding Behavior on Silica Nanospring Coated Tubes, Joseph Chamberlin, Giancarlo Corti, and Andrew Sommers
Energy Efficient, Cost-Effective Power and Co-Generation Technologies: Techno-Environmental Analysis, Praveen Cheekatamarla, Ahmad Abu-Heiba, Kyle Gluesenkamp, and Tim Laclair
Application of a Color Change Coating to Evaluate Flow Velocity Distribution and Wall Shear Stress of Fan Blade, Min Che and Stefan Elbel
Experimental Evaluation of Local Air-side Heat Transfer Coefficient on Single Fins, Min Che and Stefan Elbel
A Lattice Boltzmann Model for Phase Change Material (PCM) Melting with Porous Media in Heat Exchanger, Dongyu Chen, Amir Riaz, Vikrant C. Aute, and Reinhard Radermacher
Experimental Investigation of a Heat Pump Tumble Dryer with a Zeotropic Refrigerant Blend, Melanie Cop, Christiane Thomas, and Ullrich Hesse
Experimental Investigation, In-Situ Monitoring And Modeling Of A Condensing Gas Absorption Heat Pump For Residential Buildings, Camila Dávila Valdebenito, Nicolas Paulus, Vincent Lemort, and Cristian Cuevas Barraza
Thermodynamic Comparison of Magnetocaloric and Vapor Compression Domestic Wine Coolers, Natália Maleski de Sá, Alan Tihiro Nakashima, Jaime Andrés Lozano, and Jader Riso Barbosa Jr.
Comparison of Steady-State and Dynamic Load-Based Performance Evaluation Methodologies for a Residential Air Conditioner, Parveen Dhillon, W. Travis Horton, and James E. Braun
Demonstration of a Load-Based Testing Methodology for Rooftop Units with Integrated Economizers, Parveen Dhillon, W. Travis Horton, and James E. Braun
Validation of a Load-Based Testing Method for Characterizing Residential Air-Conditioner Performance, Parveen Dhillon, Drew Welch, Brian Butler, W. Travis Horton, and James E. Braun
Experimental Study on Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer of R1234yf Inside a Plate Heat Exchanger, Saide Diaw, Thiha Tun, Kunpei Yoshida, Keishi Kariya, and Akio Miyara
Reinforcement Learning Control for Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle, Tech Logg Ding, Alison Subiantoro, and Stuart Norris
Experimental Investigation Of A Thermally Integrated Carnot Battery Using A Reversible Heat Pump/Organic Rankine Cycle, Olivier Dumont, Antonios Charalampidis, and Vincent Lemort
An Inverse Method to Estimate Bulk Density and Specific Heat of Cereal Grains During Heat Pump Drying, Amir Ebrahimifakhar and David Yuill
Application of Machine Learning Classification Methods in Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Rooftop Units, Amir Ebrahimifakhar, David Yuill, and Adel Kabirikopaei
Efficient Simulation Method for Parallel Tube Evaporators for Vehicle Battery Cooling, Bernhard Einberger, Christoph Zainer, Andreas Ennemoser, Sebastian Möller, Andreas Egger, and Michael Lang
Combination of Local Heat Transfer and Flow Visualization of R245fa Flow Boiling in plate Heat Exchanger, Abdel-Rahman Farraj and Pega Hrnjak
Hydraulic Characterization of a Adjustable Spiral-shaped Evaporator, Matthias Feiner, Francisco Javier Fernandez Garcia, Michael Arnemann, and Martin Kipfmuller
Impact of Mechanical Ventilation and Indoor Air Recirculation Rates on the Performance of an Active Membrane Energy Exchanger System, Andrew Fix, James Braun, and David Warsinger
Reduced GWP Refrigerant for Residential and Commercial Air Conditioning Systems, Kaimi Gao, Henna Tangri, Greg Smith, Ankit Sethi, Samuel Yana Motta, and Ryan Hulse
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer And Pressure Drop Characteristics Of R1234yf In A Dimpled Flat Duct, Yuping Gao, Ye Feng, Ke Tang, and Pega Hrnjak
An Updated Quantification Method for Liquid Refrigerant Distribution in Microchannel Evaporators Using Infrared Thermography, Yuping Gao, Daniel Silsbee, Ke Tang, and Stefan Elbel
Self-powered Heating: Efficiency Analysis, Kyle R. Gluesenkamp, Tim J. LaClair, Praveen Cheekatamarla, and Ahmad Abu-Heiba
Integrated Thermal Energy Storage System For Air-conditioners With Phase-Change Composites, Anurag Goyal, Eric Kozubal, and Jason Woods
Review of Heat Pump Tumble Clothes Dryer Energy Efficiency and Related Technologies, Allison Graban, Eckhard Groll, James Braun, and Davide Ziviani
Effect Of The Refrigerant Charge On The System Performance And Mass Distribution In Air-To-Water Heat Pumps, Costantino Guzzardi, Marco Azzolin, Sandro Lazzarato, and Davide Del Col
Experimental Characterization Of A Condensing Units’ Performance Under A Controlled Refrigerant Leakage, Etienne Haddad and Assaad Zoughaib
Test Of Condensing Units’ Performance And Operating Limits Using Different Low GWP Refrigerants, Etienne Haddad, Assaad Zoughaib, and Samer Saab
System Designing of Transcritical CO2 Air Conditioning Systems using Ejector Performance Maps, Muhammad Haider and Stefan Elbel
Experimental and Numerical Study on the Electrical and Thermal Characteristics of High Energy Density Lithium-ion Battery Cell for Application of Battery Electric Vehicle, Ukmin Han and Hoseong Lee
Condensation Heat Transfer of R410A Inside Multiport Minichannels with Different Cross-sectional Geometry, Hoang Ngoc Hieu, Nurlaily Agustiarini, Pham Quang Vu, and Jong-Taek Oh
Development of a Refrigerant Distribution Header Applied to Microchannel Heat Exchangers, Tomoki Hirokawa, Kouju Yamada, Yoshio Oritani, and Hirokazu Fujino
Numerical Investigation of Two-stage Vapor Compression System with Simultaneous Vapor and Liquid Injection, Ransisi Huang, Jiazhen Ling, Vikrant Aute, and Leping Zhang
Refrigerant- Lubricant Mixture Properties Influencing Bubble Dynamic Parameters and Heat Transfer Coefficient in Nucleate Pool Boiling, Jung-Tsung Hung, Yu-Kai Chen, Hou-Kuang Shih, and Chi-Chuan Wang
Experimental Quantification of Liquid Line Temperature Drop As a Feature to Detect Liquid Line Restriction Faults in a Residential Heat Pump, Yifeng Hu, David P. Yuill, and Yuxuan Chen
Impacts and Detection of Non-Condensable Gas in a Residential Air Source Heat Pump, Yifeng Hu, David P. Yuill, and Yuxuan Chen
Interactions between Refrigerant Charge and Other Installation Faults on the Behavior of a Residential Heat Pump in Cooling Mode, Yifeng Hu, David P. Yuill, and Seyed Ali Rooholghodos
Enhancement of the Critical Heat Flux During the Cooling of Power Electronics, Yuyang Hu, Oliver Ziegler, Christiane Thomas, Ullrich Hesse, Stefan Wettengel, Andreas Kluge, Lars Lindenmüller, and Gerd Fischer
Carbon Dioxide Medium Temperature Refrigeration System With Thermal Storage, Kirill Ignatiev and Kyaw Wynn
Numerical and Experimental Steady-State Investigation of Supercritical CO2 Gas Cooler Plate Heat Exchanger, Saad Jalil, Ahmed Okasha, James Gebbie, and Norbert Müller
Numerical Simulation of the Heat Transfer in a Refrigerated Trailer Equipped with Eutectic Plates for Frozen Food Delivery, Jihyuk Jeong, Alla Eddine Benchikh Le Hocine, Sergio Croquer, Sébastien Poncet, Jocelyn Bonjour, and Benoit Michel
Applying Two-phase Zeotropic Heat Transfer Fluids to Solid-state Cooling Cycle and Comparison with Baseline using Single Phase Water, Minwoong Kang and Stefan Elbel
Comprehensive Study of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Regenerator and Optimization of Solid-state Caloric Cooling Cycles Using Realistic Hydraulic Diameter of Regenerator, Minwoong Kang and Stefan Elbel
20/20 Vision – Interaction Of Lubricants And Next Generation Refrigerants, Joseph Karnaz
Review of Humidity Effect on Humid Air-to-Water Condensation by a Cooling Surface for Atmospheric Water Harvesting, Gyeong Sung Kim, Tao Cao, and Yunho Hwang
Comprehensive Modeling of a Chemical Looping Heat Pump with a Reverse Fuel Cell, Junyoung Kim, Nelson A. James, James E. Braun, Eckhard A. Groll, and Davide Ziviani