“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 2021
Very Low GWP Refrigerant R-516A for R-134a replacement in Commercial Refrigeration, Sarah Kim, Kris Crosby, and Damien Rodowski
Effect of Subcooling Control on Residential Heat Pump Systems’ Performance, Bruno Yuji Kimura de Carvalho and Pega Hrnjak
Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Subcooling Control in Residential Air Conditioning Systems, Bruno Yuji Kimura de Carvalho and Pega Hrnjak
Experimental Study of a Novel Shape-Optimized Air-to-Refrigerant Heat Exchanger under Evaporator Conditions, Ellery Klein, Jan Muehlbauer, Jiazhen Ling, Yoram Shabtay, Vikrant Aute, and Yunho Hwang
A Proposal of Lean Design Integration Method for Hierarchical Architecture Type Product Systems (A Practical Lean Development Example in Domestic Refrigerator Energy Saving Design with a Combination of CAE, Real experiment and Humanistic collaboration), Takashi Kobayashi, Takuya Kodama, and Hitoshi Maruyama
Experimental Investigation of Liquid and Vapor Mass Flows in a Parallel Tube Evaporator, Christian Kollik, Andreas Ennemoser, Michael Lang, Raimund Almbauer, Kevin Wimmer, Lukas Dür, and Christoph Zainer
Chemical Stability and Equipment Reliability Impacts of R-13I1 (CF3I) in R-466A, Stephen Anthony Kujak and Elyse Sorenson
Steady-State Parametric Study Of Semi-Open Absorption Heat Pump Water Heater Performance, Navin Kumar, Kyle R Gluesenkamp, Zhiyao Yang, Ahmad Abu-Heiba, Viral Patel, Rohit Bhagwat, Sidharth Sanadhya, Richard Rode, Michael Schmid, and Saeed Moghaddam
Measurements Of Evaporation And Condensation Mass Transfer Resistances For Surfaces In Residential Dishwashers, Navin Kumar, Joseph Rendall, Kyle Gluesenkamp, Viral Patel, Ahmad Abuheiba, and Tugba Turnaoglu
Field Performance Of Domestic Heat Pumps For Heating And Hot Water In Switzerland Part II: Results, Analysis And Optimization, Ralph R. Kuster, Manuel Prinzing, Berthold Matthias, Mick Eschmann, and Stefan S. Bertsch
Field Performance Of Domestic Heat Pumps For Heating And Hot Water In Switzerland Part I: Technology, Methods And State Of The Art Of The Field Studies, Ralph R. Kuster, Manuel Prinzing, Berthold Matthias, Mick Eschmann, and Stefan S. Bertsch
Exergetic Optimisation of Vortex Tubes using a Thermodynamic Model, Junior Lagrandeur, Sergio Croquer, Sébastien Poncet, and Mikhail Sorin
Patch-based Thermodynamic Property Models for the Subcritical Region, Christopher Laughman and Hongtao Qiao
Absorption Cooling for Data Centers powered by Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Waste Heat, Alejandro Lavernia, Maryam Asghari, Mastropasqua Luca, and Jacob Brower
Characterization of MOS Sensors for R-32 and R-454B Leaks, James R. Leahy, Garrett J. Wack, Marcin Piech, Michael J. Birnkrant, and Peter B. Sunderland
Differential Mass Measurement Scale for Measuring Refrigerant Charge and Oil Retention of Round Tube Plate Fin Heat Exchangers (ASHRAE RP-1785), Abraham J. Lee, Christian K. Bach, and Craig R. Bradshaw
Durability and Performance Evaluations of SuperHydrophobic and Icephobic Coatings for Tube-Fin Heat Exchangers, Colin Lee, Evan Hess, Sara Beaini, Song Li, Daniel Bacellar, Dennis Nasuta, and Cara Martin
Development and Experimental Evaluation of an Automated Charge Testing Methodology for Domestic Refrigerators, Changkuan Liang, Orkan Kurtulus, Davide Ziviani, Eckhard A. Groll, and James E. Braun
Development of a High Temperature Water Heat Pump in Vent-less Dishwasher Application, Daqing Li and Suresh Shivashankar
Experimental Confirmation Of Improvement Of Microchannel Condensers By Extraction Circuitry Using R134a, Jun Li, Vladimir Munćan, Dandong Wang, and Pega Hrnjak
Flow Characteristics in a Microchannel Condensers With Extraction Circuitry, Jun Li, Vladimir Munćan, Dandong Wang, and Pega Hrnjak
Prediction of Lubricant Viscosity from Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Lingnan Lin and Mark Kedzeriski
A Gray-Box Dynamic Modeling Method for Variable Speed Direct Expansion Systems, Haopeng Liu and Jie Cai
Correlation for Flow Boiling Heat Transfer of Low-pressure Refrigerants Inside A Horizontal Smooth Tube, Yufei Liu, Daisuke Jige, and Norihiro Inoue
A Natural Wind Defrosting, Nano-coated Antibacterial Self-cleaning Energy-saving Health Air-cooled Refrigerator, Zhongbao Liu, Jiayang Gao, Xu Chen, and Yating Zhang
Research On Waste Heat Recovery Of Low Temperature Flue Gas In Cement Plant And New Type Heat Exchange, Zhongbao Liu, Jundi Han, Xin Qi, Bo Zhu, and Qingyin Hu
Heating And Air-conditioning Technology For Radiant Heat Recovery In Kiln Wall Of Cement Plant, Zhongbao Liu, Banghua Zhao, and Xin Qi
An Infrared Thermography Based Quantification Method of Two-Phase Refrigerant Distribution in Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers, Wenzhe Li and Pega Hrnjak
Two-phase Refrigerant Flow in the Inlet Header of Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers: Visualization and Its Effect on Distribution, Wenzhe Li and Pega Hrnjak
Enhanced Integer Permutation based Genetic Algorithm for Optimization of Tube-Fin Heat Exchanger Circuitry with Splits and Merges, Zhenning Li and Vikrant Aute
Optimization of Refrigerant Compositions for Low-GWP Refrigerant Mixtures Using Segment-by-segment Heat Exchanger and Detailed System Models, Zhenning Li, Bo Shen, and Kyle Gluesenkamp
Upgraded Algebraic Solution for Isobutane Flows in Diabatic Capillary Tubes, Luka Lorbek, Christian Hermes, and Joaquim Gonçalves
A Nonlinear Model Order Reduction Framework for Dynamic Vapor Compression Cycles via Proper Orthogonal Decomposition, Jiacheng Ma, Donghun Kim, and James E. Braun
A Trajectory Piecewise-Linear Approach to Model Order Reduction of Vapor Compression Cycles, Jiacheng Ma, Donghun Kim, and James E. Braun
Heat-Pump Control Design Performance Evaluation using Load-Based Testing, Jie Ma, Parveen Dhillon, W. Travis Horton, and James E. Braun
Measurement Of Film Thickness And Temperature On Horizontal Metal Spray Coated Tube Falling Film Evaporator Using Interferometric Techique, Akhil Krishnan Maliackal, Ganesan A R, and Mani Annamalai
Measurement of Condensation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop for Zeotropic Mixture R-454C and its Components R-32 and R-1234yf in a Horizontal Microfin Tubes, Ethan P. Matty and Brian M. Fronk
Refrigerant Concentration Mapping Using Real-Time Gas Monitoring; Phase I- Data Collection System Verification, Jethro Medina and Mary Koban
Investigation of Pressure Drop in Refrigerant Pipes of an Automotive Air Conditioning System, Robin Meinert and Gerhard Schmitz
Thermodynamic Analysis for the Selection of low GWP Refrigerants in Ground Source Heat Pumps, Davide Menegazzo, Sergio Bobbo, Laura Fedele, Michele De Carli, Laura Carnieletto, Giuseppe Emmi, Fabio Poletto, Andrea Tarabotti, Dimitris Mendrinos, Giulia Mezzasalma, and Adriana Bernardi
Latent Heat Energy Storage in a Household Refrigerator Powered by Photovoltaic Electricity – Heat Transfer Design and Technical Viability, Carolina Mira-Hernandez and Cesar A. Isaza-Roldan
Analysis of Electro-static Assisted Air Dehumidification Processes, Stefano Morcelli and Lorenzo Cremaschi
Measurement of Kinematic Viscosity of Refrigeration Oil and R1234yf Mixture, Shun Morotomi, Keishi Kariya, and Akio Miyara
Permeability Analysis of Additively-Manufactured Wick Structures with Heat Exchanger Applications, Jordan Alexander Morrow, Carlos Espino Mendez, and Melanie M Derby
Properties of Polyol Esters for Low GWP Refrigerants, Tatsuki Nakajima, Yuya Mizutani, and Yasushi Onumata
Influence of the Refrigerant Maldistribution in the Performance of Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers Working with Propane, Emilio Navarro-Peris, Lucas Alvarez, Paloma Albaladejo, Lena Schnabel, and Jose M Corberan
Comparison of Transcritical and Subcritical Heat Pump Systems for Domestic Hot Water Production in Energy Recovery Applications, Emilio Navarro-Peris, Ximo Masip, Francisco Barcelo, and Jose M Corberan
Characterization Of Solid Desiccant For Dehumidification Applications, Kashif Nawaz, Omar Abdelaziz, and Anthony Jacobi
A Critical Literature Review of Defrost Technologies for Heat Pumps and Refrigeration Systems, Kashif Nawaz and Brian Fricke
Alternate refrigerants for Heat Pump Water Heater Applications- Opportunities and Challenges, Kashif Nawaz, Bo Shen, Ahmed Elatar, Van Baxter, and Omar Abdelaziz
Experimental Investigation On Organic Rankine Cycle In Off-Design Conditions, Jinwoo Oh, Hoyoung Jeong, and Hoseong Lee
Power Electronics High Performance Air-Cooled Heat Sinks IntegratingGraphite Based Materials, Carles Oliet, Pablo Castrillo, Eugenio Schillaci, Daniel Santos, Joaquim Rigola, David Mullen, Nathan Cochrane, Connor McKay, Elvedin Halimic, Klaus Hoell, Florian Preishuber-Pfuegl, Juergen Freismuth, Mathieu Bouton, and Marc Pontrucher
A Non Symmetric Interfacial Area Density Formulation for Transcritical CO2 Ejectors, Egoi Ortego
Variable Entrained Flow Ejector, Egoi Ortego
External Water Subcooling To Improve The Performance Of A CO2 Heat Pump For Water Heating That Uses Greywater As Heat Source, Ramón A. Otón-Martínez, Fernando Illán-Gómez, José Ramón García-Cascales, F. Javier Sánchez-Velasco, and Víctor Sena-Cuevas
Study on Optimal Middle Temperature of Cascade-condenser in CO2/NH3 Cascade Refrigeration Systems with Two Temperature Ranges, Xi Pan, ShiZhong Sun, Haojie Wang, Huagen Wu, and Ziwen Xing
Techno-Economic Analysis for Two-Stage Vapor Injected System for Heating Applications, Towhid Parikhani, Ammar Bahman, and Davide Ziviani
A Method of Mapping Heat Exchanger as Simple Polynomials, Deokgeun Park, Fangzhou Guo, and Bryan P. Rasmussen
Implementation of Innovative Measurement Techniques for Precise Experimental Characterization of Frost Growth in a Heat Pump Evaporator, Antoine Parthoens, Samuel Gendebien, and Vincent Lemort
The Life and Legacy of William Rankine, Andy Pearson
Simulation of Pendant Droplet Behavior on Plain and Patterned Surfaces using Surface Evolver, Hieu Phan, Andrew Sommers, and Giancarlo Corti
Design of Capacitive Sensors for Measuring Void Fraction in Headers of Microchannel Heat Exchangers, Hongliang Qian and Pega Hrnjak
Mass Measurement, Visualization and Signal Pattern Based Calibration of Capacitive Sensors for Measuring Void Fraction in Headers, Hongliang Qian and Pega Hrnjak
Modeling and Analysis of Pressure Drop Oscillations in Horizontal Boiling Flow, Hongtao Qiao and Christopher Laughman
Investigation on Phase change material (PCM)-to-refrigerant Heat Exchanger in Air-conditioning Systems, Yiyuan Qiao, Tao Cao, Yunho Hwang, and Reinhard Radermacher
Effect of Surface Wettability on Droplets Growth during Water Condensation and Initial Droplets Icing, Fuqiang Ren, Ellyn Harges, and Lorenzo Cremaschi
High-Temperature Organic Rankine Cycle Utilizing Novel Scroll Expander and Pump, Junyan Ren, Nishad G. Damle, Stephen Caskey, Bryce R. Shaffer, Davide Ziviani, and Eckhard A. Groll
Quasi Steady-State Modeling Approach for Low Computational Cost Design Optimization of Heat Exchangers for Phase Change Material (PCM) Thermal Batteries, Adam Rhoads, Daniel Bacellar, Cara Martin, Remo Waser, Maurizio Zaglio, Hal Stillman, Jörg Worlitschek, and Simon Maranda
Comparative study of Exergetic and Economic analysis of Multi-evaporator NH3 and NH3-CO2 CRS for a Seafood Processing Plant, Santosh Kumar Saini, M.S Dasgupta, Kristina N. Widdel, and Souvik Bhattacharyya
The Thermodynamic Behavior Of Low-GWP Zeotropic Mixtures On Water-Source Heat Pump Equipment, Saad Saleem and Craig R. Bradshaw
Development of Novel Experimental Infrastructure for Collecting High-Fidelity Experimental Data for Refrigerant to Air Heat Exchangers, Saad Saleem, Omer Sarfraz, Craig R. Bradshaw, and Christian K. Bach
Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Refrigerant Charge Extraction Methods, Luis Sánchez-Moreno Giner, Francisco Barceló Ruescas, Alejandro López Navarro, and José Gonzálvez Maciá
Bubble Dynamics Studies In An Absorber With Swirl Entry Of Absorption Refrigeration System, Narasimha Reddy Sanikommu, Mani Annamalai, and Tiwari Shaligram
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling of Two Phase Refrigerant Flow in Evaporator Refrigerant Distribution System, Saugata Sarkar
A Novel Distributed Scroll Booster Architecture for Supermarket Refrigeration, Mike Saunders, Jason Born, Andre Patenaude, and Rajan Rajendran
Inside An Energy-Efficient Upgrade for a Historical Army Band Hall, Ai Sexton, Ryan Edwards, and Vimal Nair
Stratified Flow Model to Predict Oil Retention in Horizontal Refrigerant Gas Lines of Unitary Split Systems Running R410A and POE32, Vatsal M. Shah, Eckhard A. Groll, and James E. Braun
Evaluation of Heat Pumping and Waste Heat Recovery for Battery Electric Vehicle Thermal Management, Tyler Shelly, Justin Weibel, Davide Ziviani, and Eckhard Groll
Performance Evaluation of a Flooded Ice Rink Chiller Retrofit from R-22 to R-449A, David Snyder, Charles Allgood, and Tim McRae
Thermodynamic Comparison of Transcritical Carbon Dioxide Booster Architectures to an R-513A Booster System in Commercial Refrigeration, David Snyder, Andrew Pansulla, and Charles Allgood
Experimental Investigation of the Heat Conductivity of Natural Refrigerant Oil Mixtures, Katharina Stoeckel, Ramona Nosbers, Thomas Christiane, and Ullrich Hesse
Clearing the Cloudiness on Lubricant-Refrigerant Miscibility, Andrew D. Sumner and Anthony J. Barthel
Experimental Investigation of a Domestic Refrigeration Appliance Based on Exergy Destruction, Mehrdad Taghavi, Maria Goossens, Seppo Syrjala, and Tero Joronen
Design Optimization of A-Type Heat Exchangers based on High Performance, Non-Round Tubes, James Tancabel, Vikrant Aute, Jiazhen Ling, and Reinhard Radermacher
CFD-based Analysis & Correlation Development for a Novel Multi-furcating Heat Exchanger for High Temperature, High Pressure Applications, James Tancabel, William Gerstler, Daniel Erno, Jiazhen Ling, Vikrant Aute, H Peter J. De Bock, and Reinhard Radermacher
Theoretical study of the heat pump performance for simultaneous production of space heating and domestic hot water, Fernando Tello-Oquendo, Daniela Vasconez-Nuñez, Jose M Corberan, and Emilio Navarro-Peris
Frost Formation in Evaporator Fins with Embedded Negative Stiffness Structures, Aman Thakkar, Jiacheng Ma, Jim Braun, Travis Horton, and Andres F. Arrieta
Experimental Analysis of a Draft Beer Ice Bank Machine, Santiago Torras, Carles Oliet, Joaquim Rigola, and Carlos-David Pérez-Segarra
Air Dehumidification using Ionic Liquid-Based Fiber Bundle Membrane Contactor, Tugba Turnaoglu, Navin Kumar, Viral Patel, and Kyle Gluesenkamp
Heat Transfer Enhancement of Falling Film Evaporation of HFO-1233zd(E) and HFC-134a on a Horizontal Tube by Thermal Spray Coating, Tsutomu Ubara, Katsumi Sugimoto, and Hitoshi Asano
Two-Stage Compression With Vapor Injection: A Study On A Disregarded Solution In CO2 Booster Applications For Supermarket Refrigeration, Javier Ignacio Vega, Camila Dávila, and Vincent Lemort
CFD Simulation of Laminar Film Condensation on a Vertical Surface, David Vilar, Elena Martín, and Jaime Sieres
An Evaluation of the Effect of Corrosion Tests on Thermal Performance of Aluminum Heat Exchangers, Yupeng Wang, Hui Zhao, and Pega Hrnjak
Development of Dynamic Modeling Framework Using Convolution Neuron Network for Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems, Hanlong Wan, Tao Cao, Yunho Hwang, and Saikee Oh
Thermodynamic Analysis of Thermo-vacuum Clothes Drying Operation, Cheng-Min Yang, Kashif Nawaz, William Asher, Brian Fricke, Olexiy Buyadgie, Dmytro Buyadgie, and Yaroslav Chudnovsky
Heat Transfer And Pressure Drop Characteristics Of Water Flow Boiling In Internally Enhanced Tubes, Cheng-Min Yang, Kashif Nawaz, Anthony Gehl, Jorge Alvarado, Hitomi Yamaguchi, and Fang Xu
Effect of Flow Regime Before Distributor on Two-phase Flow Distribution, Yufang Yao and Pega Hrnjak
Effect of Orientation on Performance of The Refrigerant Distributor, Yufang Yao and Pega Hrnjak
Prediction of Fin Efficiency, Air Side Heat Transfer Coefficient, and Air Side Pressure Drop of Flat Tube Heat Exchanger, Akira Yatsuyanagi, Akira Ishibashi, and Shin Nakamura
Numerical Analysis For Performance Comparison Between Hybrid Ejector And Conventional Refrigeration Systems, Tokitaka Yoshida and Stefan Elbel