“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 2018
Non-Flammable R-410A Alternative for Commercial Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Joshua Hughes and Barbara Haviland Minor
The Effect of Refrigeration Lubricant Properties on Nucleate Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Performance, Jung-Tsung Hung, Yu-Kai Chen, Hou-Kuang Shih, Shou-Ren Sheng, and Chi-Chuan Wang
Heat Transfer Enhancement by Using Fin for MH Hydrogen Storage Tank - Discuss on the Geometrical Optimization of Fin -, Yuki Igarashi, Masafumi Katsuta, Sangchul Bae, and Kuan-Ting Lin
Effect of Fin Geometries on Condensation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop inside Horizontal Small-Diameter 4 mm Microfin Tubes, Norihiro Inoue, Masataka Hirose, and Daisuke Jige
Development of a Compact Absorption Chiller Using Hydrophobic Flat Sheet Membrane, Shunnosuke Inoue, Chaobin Dang, and Eiji Hihara
Disproportionation Reaction of HFO-1123 Refrigerant, Makoto Ito, Naoya Kurokawa, Chaobin Dang, and Eiji Hihara
A Design Approach for Liquid Separators Applied to Household Refrigerators, Isabel Janke, Alexsandro dos Santos Silveira, and Joel Boeng
Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of R1234ze(E) inside a Small-Diameter 2.5 mm Microfin Tube, Daisuke Jige, Shota Iizuka, and Norihiro Inoue
Experimental Study of Condensation Heat Transfer of R134a on Oil-infusion Surfaces, Hongqing Jin, Yuchen Shen, Wentao Ni, and Xiaofei Wang
Integrated Thermal Energy Storage for Cooling Applications, Paul Kalinowski, Cara Martin, and William L. Kopko
Performance Analysis of Active Magnetic Regenerative Refrigeration Cycle using Transient Modeling, Minwoong Kang and Stefan Elbel
Condensation and evaporation local heat transfer characteristics of the refrigerant mixture of R1123 and R32 inside a plate heat exchanger, Keishi Kariya, Koki Sonoda, Syota Wakasugi, and Yamato Eshima
Application Of Waste Low Heat As A Motive Source For Ejection Air-Conditiong Systems For Motor Yachts, Mateusz Kędzierski, Kamil Smierciew, Dariusz Butrymowicz, and Jerzy Gagan
Improving Refrigerant Flammability Limit Test Methods Based on ASTM E681, Dennis K. Kim, Alexandra E. Klieger, Peter Q. Lomax, Conor G. McCoy, Jonathan Y. Reymann, and Peter B. Sunderland
Viability of Various Ignition Sources to Ignite A2L Refrigerant Leaks, Dennis K. Kim and Peter B. Sunderland
Flow Visualization of Two-Phase R-245fa at Low Mass Flux in a Plate Heat Exchanger near the Micro-Macroscale Transition, Hyun Jin Kim, Leon Liebenberg, and Anthony M. Jacobi
Performance and Stability of E-1233zd in Energy Recovery Applications, Sarah Kim, Wissam Rached, and Laurent Abbas
A Review of Recent Advances in Additively Manufactured Heat Exchangers, Ellery Klein, Jiazhen Ling, Vikrant Chandramohan Aute, Yunho Hwang, and Reinhard Radermacher
An Experimental Study of HC-600a Flow Through Variable Expansion Devices for Household Refrigerators, Fernando Testoni Knabben and Joel Boeng
Computational Analysis Of Ejector With Oscillating Nozzle, Arun Kodamkayath Mani, Shaligram Tiwari, and Mani Annamalai
Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of R1123/R32 Flow in Horizontal Microfin Tubes During Condensation and Evaporation, Chieko Kondou and Shigeru Koyama
Surface Tension Measurement of Low GWP Refrigerant Mixture HFO-1123/HFC-32 and HFO-1234ze(E)/HFC-32, Chieko Kondou, Taisuke Matsuzono, and Yukihiro Higashi
Small, High-Speed, Oil-Free Radial Turbo-compressors for Cooling Applications: Refrigerant Selection, Konstantinos Kontomaris, Cordin Arpagaus, Stefan Bertsch, and Jürg Schiffmann
Performance Evaluation of Heat Pump Cycle using Low GWP Refrigerant Mixtures of HFC-32 and HFO-1123, Shigeru Koyama, Takahiko Miyazaki, Junki Hirayama, Nobuo Takata, and Yukihiro Higashi
An Integrated Solution Enabling Low Superheat Operation for Improved Performance in Reversible Chiller Systems, Abhinav Krishna, Eric Winandy, and Stephane Bertagnolio
Accelerated Life Methods for Understanding Refrigerant Chemical Stability in HVACR Systems, Steve Kujak and Elyse Marie Sorenson
Development of an ORC For High Temperature Waste Heat Recovery Utilizing Scroll Expanders, Alejandro Carlos Lavernia, Davide Ziviani, Kunal Bansal, Bryce Shaffer, and Eckhard A. Groll
Design and Investigation of a Transcritical R744 Refrigerated Container for Military Applications, Neal Lawrence, Stefan Elbel, and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Evaluation of Stainless Steel Press Fittings for Use in Transcritical R744 Refrigeration Systems, Neal Lawrence, Stefan Elbel, Sharat Raj, Tony LaGrotta, and Michael Duggan
Advanced Air-Side Heat Transfer Surface Geometries Enabled by Additive Manufacturing, Courtney Leeds, Cassandra Wright, and Gregory F. Nellis
Effect of Saturation Temperature Change Due to Pressure Loss of Refrigerants on Heat Transfer Capacity of Heat Exchanger, Hyo In Lee and Tiandong Guo
CFD Case Study: Heat Exchanger Inlet Air Velocity Distribution for Ducted Tests in a Psychrometric Chamber (ASHRAE RP-1785), Juseok{Abraham} Lee, Christian K. Bach, and Craig Bradshaw
All-year vehicle simulation with analysis of capacity control of R-134a and R-744 piston compressors for coach HVAC systems, Nicholas Carsten Lemke, Christian Kaiser, Wilhelm Tegethoff, and Jürgen Köhler
Economic Model Predictive Control for Variable Refrigerant Systems, Brett Lenhardt, Matthew J Ellis, and Robert D. Turney
Investigation on Start-up and Reliability during Unsteady Process of Low Temperature Air Source Heat Pump, Youxuan Liang, Jun Shen, Huan Zhao, Feng Tan, and Peiyu Lei
Flow Visualization of R134a, R1234ze(E), and R1234yf in microchannel tube, Houpei Li and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Heat transfer coefficient, pressure drop, and flow visualization of R1234ze(E), and R1234yf in microchannel tube, Houpei Li and Predrag S. Hrnjak
An Experimentally Validated Model for Microchannel Condensers with Separation Circuiting, Jun Li and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Design for Microchannel Condensers with Separation Circuiting, Jun Li and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Investigation Of Desirable Arrangement Of Thermoelectric Modules For The Radiant Cooling Panel, Hansol Lim and Jae-Weon Jeong
Comparison And Optimization Of Three Types Of Refrigeration System Under Different Operating Conditions, Shumin Lin and Xingbiao Zhou
Numerically Predicted Burning Velocities of C1 and C2 Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerant Flames with Air, Greg Linteris and Valeri Babushok
An Empirical Model For Refrigerant Flammability Based On Molecular Structure and Thermodynamics, Greg Linteris, Ian Bell, and M. O. McLinden
Dynamic Optimal Control of a CO2 Heat Pump Coupled with Hot and Cold Thermal Storages, Fang Liu, Jiaxin Deng, and Eckhard A. Groll
A Preliminary Experimental Study on the Performance of a Membrane-based Air Dehumidifier Using Ionic Liquid, Xiaobing Liu, Joseph Warner, Ming Qu, Xiaoli Liu, Harish Opadrishta, and Parmalee William
An Experimentally Validated Model of Single-Phase Flow Distribution in Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers, Wenzhe Li and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Transient Distribution of Refrigerant and Oil in A Residential Heat Pump Water Heater System, Wenzhe Li and Predrag S. Hrnjak
A Visualization Investigation on the Influence of the Operating Conditions on the Phase Change in the Primary Convergent-divergent Nozzle of a Transcritical CO2 Ejector, Yafei Li, Jianqiang Deng, Li Ma, and Yang He
Tube-Fin Heat Exchanger Circuitry Optimization for Multiple Airflow Maldistribution Profiles, Zhenning Li, Jiazhen Ling, and Vikrant Chandramohan Aute
Tube-Fin Heat Exchanger Circuitry Optimization Using Integer Permutation Based Genetic Algorithm, Zhenning Li, Jiazhen Ling, and Vikrant Chandramohan Aute
R1233zd(E) and R245fa Flow Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop inside a 4.2 mm ID Microfin Tube, Giovanni A. Longo, Andrea Diani, Giulia Righetti, and Claudio Zilio
R134a and its low GWP substitutes R1234yf and R1234ze(E) condensation inside a 4mm horizontal smooth tube, Giovanni A. Longo, Andrea Diani, Giulia Righetti, and Claudio Zilio
R134a And Its Low GWP Substitutes R1234yf And R1234ze(E) Flow Boiling Inside A 4mm Horizontal Smooth Tube, Giovanni A. Longo, Simone Mancin, Giulia Righetti, and Claudio Zilio
A Control Platform Based On Internet Of Things For Commercial Refrigeration, Günter Johann Maass and Daniel Hense
Development Of A Fast Method For Retrieving Thermodynamic Properties To Accelerate Transient Vapor Compression Cycle Simulation, Jiacheng Ma, Donghun Kim, and James E. Braun
New Lubricants to Enable Performance, Efficiency, and Reliability, Julie Ann Majurin and Anthony Barthel
Impact of Liquid/Vapor Maldistribution on the Performance of a Plate Heat Exchanger Evaporator for Pure and Mixed Refrigerants, Roberta Mancini, Vikrant Chandramohan Aute, Wiebke Brix Markussen, and Brian Elmegaard
Alternative Defrost Strategies for Residential Heat Pumps, Cara Martin, Paul Oppenheim, John Bush, and Hal Stillman
Analysis of TES with PCM (Solid/Liquid) Integrated in a Residential System, Zidu Ma
A New Heat Transfer Coefficient Correlation for Condensing Flows of Pure Refrigerants and Refrigerant Mixtures within Horizontal Microfin Tubes, Sunil Mehendale, Sampath Boyapally, and Joy Pandya
Evaluation The Effect Of Washing On The Heat Transfer Capacity And Air-Side Flow Resistance Of Air Cooled Condensers, Mehdi Mehrabi and David P. Yuill
Transient Simulation of Secondary Loop Mobile Air Conditioning Systems, Zhenyuan Mei, Yunho Hwang, and Jaeyeon Kim
Evaluation and Optimization of System Performance using HFO-mix Refrigerants for VRF and Mini-split Air-Conditioner, Tomoatsu Minamida, Ikuhiro Iwata, Eiji Kumakura, Kazuhiro Furusho, Tomoyuki Haikawa, and Shigeharu Taira
Numerical Investigation on Effects of Sub-cooling Methods on Performance of Multi-split Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems with Bypass and Vapor Injection Techniques, Byung-chae Min, Sang-kyung Na, Hyeongjun Kim, and G.M. Choi
Numerical Analysis of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Wavy and Hybrid-Slit-Wavy (HSW) Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchangers, Lokanath Mohanta, Arindom Joardar, Jack Esformes, Brian Videto, and Tobias Sienel
Dynamic Performance of a Mechanical Vapor Compression (MVC) Desalination System, Sergio Morales Ruiz, Jesús Castro, Joaquim Rigola, Carles Oliet, and Assensi Oliva
New Solutions For Household Refrigerator Performance Improvement, Andre Morriesen, Marcio Roberto Thiessen, Adriano Francisco Ronzoni, Daniel Hense, Jackson Karnopp, João Lemos Junior, and Fabio Allan Schulze
Comparison of mini-channel condensation heat transfer for R513A and R134a, Jordan Alexander Morrow, Jarrod Booth, and Melanie Derby
3D Direct Numerical Simulation of Magneto-Caloric regenerators, Ibai Mugica, Sebastien Poncet, and Jonathan Bouchard
Steady-State Modeling of Condensing Units with an Economizer Loop, Haithem Murgham, David Myszka, Vijay Bahel, Nathan Burns, Kyaw Wynn, Mike Saunders, and Rajan Rajendran
Properties of lubricants for refrigeration system with the low GWP refrigerants, So Nakajima, Tomoya Matsumoto, and Yasuhiro Kawaguchi
Experimental Study of Frost Accretion on Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Substrates under Forced Convection Conditions, Valter Nascimento, Felipe Loyola, Christian Hermes, Rodrigo P. Cardoso, and Andrew Sommers
Experimental Validation of CFD-Based Correlations for 5 mm Louver- and Slit-Fin Heat Exchangers: Lessons Learned, Dennis Nasuta, Song Li, Yunho Hwang, and Cara Martin
Separate sensible and latent cooling systems: A critical review of the state-of-the-art and future prospects, Kashif Nawaz and Kyle Gluesenkamp
Impact of Surface Treatment and Geometrical Characteristics on the Condensate Retention and Frost Formation on Metal Foams, Kashif Nawaz, Anthony M. Jacobi, Ahmed Elatar, and Brian Fricke
Hydrofluoroolefins as Refrigerants for heat pump water heating applications, Kashif Nawaz, Bo Shen, Ahmed Elatar, and Van Baxter
An Axial Resistance-Varying Method for Improved Quantification of Enhanced Surface Condenser Tube Performance, Cameron Stuart Nelson and Icksoo Kyung
Experimental Investigation of a Ground Coupled Desiccant Assisted Air Conditioning System during Winter Mode, Peter Niemann and Gerhard Schmitz
A 360 Degree View Of Selecting A Lubricant For My New Low GWP Refrigerant, Joseph L. Nigro and Julie Majurin
Non-Intrusive Performance Assessment Method For Heat Pumps: Experimental Validation And Robustness Evaluation Facing Faults, Derek Noël, Cédric Teuillieres, Philippe Riviere, Odile Cauret, and Dominique Marchio
Experimental Analysis Of Natural Refrigerant Blends For Household Application, Ramona Nosbers, Franziska Schmieder, and Ullrich Hesse
Simulation and Performance Correlation for Transcritical CO2 Heat Pump Cycle, Ahmed Okasha and Norbert Müller
Three-fluid Heat Exchanger as Evaporator in Multi-source Heat Pumps with Viable Options for Alternative Defrosting Methods, Thore Oltersdorf, Gerhard Schmitz, and Hans-Martin Henning
Experimental Study Of A R407C Liquid-To-Water Heat Pump With Domestic Hot Water Production, Ignacio Ortega, Jaime Sieres Atienza, Fernando Cerdeira, and Estrella Alvarez
Performance Evaluation Of Bubble Absorber Using R134a/DMF In Vapour Absorption Refrigeration System With Swirl Injector, Santosh Kumar Panda and Mani Annamalai
A study on investigating the thermal and energy saving performances of flat plate heat exchanges (FPHE) with different corrugated channels configurations, Dong Mei Pan, Yan Pan, and Xuan Zhou
Experimental evaluation of R410A, R407C and R134a alternative refrigerants in residential heat pumps, Pierre Pardo and Michèle Mondot
Load-based Testing to Characterize the Performance of Variable-Speed Equipment, Akash Patil, Andrew L. Hjortland, Li Cheng, Parveen Dhillon, James E. Braun, and W. Travis Horton
Conceptual Design of a Manufacturing Process for an Automotive Microchannel Heat Exchanger, Brian Paul, Chuankai Song, Kijoon Lee, Brian M. Fronk, Dipankar Sahoo, and Michael Shipley
Refrigerants With Low Environmental Impact For Commercial Refrigeration Systems, Michael Petersen, Gustavo Pottker, Ankit Sethi, and Samuel F. Yana Motta
Estimation of Refrigerant Charge Inventory for an Automotive Air Conditioning System, Vikas Pulinkuzhi, Vatsal Thakor, Santanu Prasad Datta, and Prasanta Kumar Das
Void Fraction and Flow Regimes Determined by Visualization, Mass Measurement and New Capacitance Sensor, Hongliang Qian and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Void Fraction and Flow Regimes of R134a In Horizontal and Vertical Round Tubes in Developed Adiabatic Conditions, Hongliang Qian and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Numerical Modeling of Fin-and-Tube Condenser with Wet-wall Desuperheating, Hongtao Qiao and Christopher Laughman
Experimental Study on Portable Air-Conditioning System with Enhanced PCM Condenser, Yiyuan Qiao, Anne Mallow, Jan Muehlbauer, Yunho Hwang, Jiazhen Ling, Vikrant Chandramohan Aute, Reinhard Radermacher, and Kyle Gluesenkamp
Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of Microchannel Condensers Applied to Household Refrigerators, Renata Soares Rametta, Joel Boeng, and Joel Boeng
WOM: Whole ORC Model, Saverio Randi, Nicola Casari, Michele Pinelli, Alessio Suman, and Davide Ziviani
Thermal-Hydraulic Optimization of Fan-Supplied Tube-Fin Evaporators for Frosting Conditions Aiming at Minimum Energy Consumption, Rafael Ribeiro, Christian Hermes, and Diogo Lôndero da Silva
Vapor Compression Refrigeration System for Cold Storage on Spacecrafts, Cai Stephen Rohleder, Kunal Bansal, Bryce Shaffer, and Eckhard A. Groll