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Generating the optimal magnetic field for magnetic refrigeration.

• Author(s) : BJØRK R., INSINGA A. R., SMITH A., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/09/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Calculation, Magnetocaloric cooling, Magnet, Design, Optimization, Magnetic field
• Source: 7^th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VII). Proceedings: Turin, Italy, September 11-14, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

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Demagnetizing fields in active magnetic regenerators.

• Author(s) : NIELSEN K. K., BAHL C. R. H., SMITH A.
• Publication date: 2014/09/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Magnetocaloric cooling, Regenerator, Prototype, Model, Magnetism, Magnetic field
• Source: 6^th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VI). Proceedings: Victoria, Canada, September 7-10, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

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Emerging pulsed electric field (PEF) and static magnetic field (SMF) combination technology for food freezing.

• Author(s) : MOK J. H., CHOI W., PARK S. H., et al.
• Publication date: 2015/02
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Crystallization, Freezing, Magnetic field, Electric field, Sodium chloride
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 50
• Formats : PDF

Numerical modeling of critical-state magnetization in type-II superconducting cylinders under parallel and transverse magnetic field.

• Author(s) : FARINON S., IANNONE G., FABBRICATORE P., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Superconductor, Simulation, Magnetism, Critical state, Cylinder, Magnetic field
• Source: Cryogenics - vol. 81

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Effect of permanent magnetic field and alternating magnetic field on the cherry quality during the freezing process.

• Author(s) : TANG Y., SHAO S., ZOU H., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Structure, Ice, Cherry, Cell, Temperature, Quality, Expérimentation, Crystal, Freezing, Magnetic field
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

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Effects of pulsed electric field (PEF) and oscillating magnetic field (OMF) on supercooling preservation of beef at different fat levels.

• Author(s) : KANG T., LEE D., KO Y., JUN S.
• Publication date: 2022/04
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Meat, Beef, Fat, Supercooling, Electric field, Magnetic field, Expérimentation
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 136
• Formats : PDF

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Novel preservation technology: Magnetic field freezing / Cell Alive System.

• Author(s) : LEBAIL A.
• Publication date: 2014/06/23
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Technology, Food, Microwave, Expérimentation, Crystallization, Freezing, Magnetic field
• Source: 3^rd IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: London, UK, June 23-25, 2014
• Formats : PDF

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Challenges of high field large bore superconducting “outserts” for research magnets.

• Author(s) : CLARKE N., BALL S., BROWN J., et al.
• Publication date: 2017/05/15
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Superconduction, Cryostat, Magnet, Quench (superconductivity), High temperature, Expérimentation, Magnetic field
• Source: Cryogenics 2017. Proceedings of the 14^th IIR International Conference: Dresden, Germany, Mai 15-19, 2017.
• Formats : PDF

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Analytical solutions of the magnetic field generated by two-pole nested Halbach cylinders.

• Author(s) : FORTKAMP F. P., LOZANO J. A., BARBOSA J. R.
• Publication date: 2016/09/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Permanent magnet, Magnetocaloric cooling, Modelling, Cylinder, Magnetic field
• Source: 7^th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VII). Proceedings: Turin, Italy, September 11-14, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

A ferromagnetic model for the action of electric and magnetic fields in cryopreservation.

• Author(s) : KOBAYASHI A., KIRSCHVINK J. L.
• Publication date: 2014/04
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Training, Ice, Supercooling, Model, Cryopreservation, Freezing, Magnetic field, Electric field
• Source: Cryobiology - vol. 68 - n. 2
• Formats : PDF

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Magnetocaloric properties of ferromagnets in strong and weak magnetic fields in dynamic mode.

• Author(s) : GIMAEV R. R., SPICHKIN Y. I., TISHIN A. M.
• Publication date: 2014/09/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Ferromagnetism, Measurement, Magnetic refrigerator, Aluminium, Magnetic property, Material, Gadolinium, Magnetic field
• Source: 6^th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag VI). Proceedings: Victoria, Canada, September 7-10, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

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Investigation of magnetic field effect on frost formation on substrate.

• Author(s) : MENG Y., LIU B., ZHANG R., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Frost, Temperature, Supercooling, Droplet, Expérimentation, Condensation, Magnetic field
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

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Effects of weak magnetic fields on frosting process on surface of copper tube.

• Author(s) : ZHAO H., WANG L., LAI Y., et al.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Frosting, Copper, Tube, Expérimentation, Magnetic field
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

Cryopreservation of rat MSCs by use of a programmed freezer with magnetic field.

• Author(s) : KOJIMA S., KAKU M., KAWATA T., et al.
• Publication date: 2013/12
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cell, Rat, Cryopreservation, Freezer, Magnetic field
• Source: Cryobiology - vol. 67 - n. 3

Free-surface flow of liquid oxygen under non-uniform magnetic field.

• Author(s) : BAO S., ZHANG R., WANG K.
• Publication date: 2016/12
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Oxygen, Liquefied gas, Expérimentation, Flow, Magnetic field, Pressure drop
• Source: Cryogenics - vol. 81

New magnetic nanocooling technology decreases the environmental impact of cooling and avoids side effects of magnetic fields on electronics

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK, and CICnanoGUNE in Spain have developed new cooling technology for the thermal management of computer chips and other miniaturized devices. It utilizes materials that change temperature when...

• Publication date : 2013/08/19

ICR2011 highlights: cooling particle detectors

Cooling systems for particle detectors attracted interest at the IIR’s Congress in Prague in August 2011. These highly specific applications have very strict requirements compared with standard cooling systems: refrigerants should be resistant to...

• Publication date : 2012/02/21

Hydrogen liquefaction using a new magnetic cooling technique.

A recent study proposes a technique that could be used for hydrogen liquefaction using magnetic refrigeration at low temperatures.

• Publication date : 2021/04/15
• Subjects: Technology

Magnetic cooling takes off

- The principle of magnetic cooling is based on the magnetocaloric effect, which was discovered in 1881 by Warburg. Magnetocaloric materials heat up when they are positioned in a magnetic field and cool down to a lower temperature than their...

• Publication date : 2005/02/11

100 years of superconductivity

April 8, 2011 marked the 100th anniversary of the discovery of superconductivity by Heike Kammerlingh Onnes. Working in his lab at Leiden University on April 8, 1911, he was experimenting with the electrical...

• Publication date : 2011/07/26

Ultracold polar molecules

Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have applied their expertise in ultracold atoms and lasers to produce the first high-density...

• Publication date : 2008/10/22

The future: 330 microns square

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is set to play a growing role in refrigerated logistics operations. RFID is advanced technology designed to replace traditional barcode technology and the Metro Germany Group is already Europe's forerunner,...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

A promising future for electric field refrigeration

A team of researchers from Pennsylvania State University, supported by the US Department of Energy and led by Qiming Zhang are investigating electrically induced heat effects of some ferroelectric polymers which could allow for compressor-free...

• Publication date : 2011/02/04

Nanotechnoly: what’s new?

Nanotechnology - the manipulation of cell and atomic structure in materials no larger than a billionth of a metre in size - has recently been described by Frank O'Brien-Bernini, Vice President of Owens Corning Science & Technology Center, as...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

Caloric cooling: state of the art and perspectives

A recent IJR article reviews the most significant results obtained over the past ten years in the field of magnetocaloric cooling and more recently in the field of electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling. It also presents the...

• Publication date : 2019/11/29

World’s most powerful MRI machines push the limits of human imaging

Latest MRI machines, developed in the US and in France and designed to operate under ultra-high magnetic strength thanks to giant superconducting magnets, should notably allow major advances in the understanding of neurological diseases.

• Publication date : 2019/02/28

A possible major step in the quest of room-temperature superconductivity

Two researcher teams have just reported experiments indicating that a hydride of lanthanum compressed to 1.7 to 1.85 million bar has a critical temperature of 250–260 K (-23 – -13°C).

• Publication date : 2019/01/31

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Magnetic refrigeration, a promising technology for the liquefaction of hydrogen

A keynote at the recent IIR Congress highlights magnetic refrigeration as a technology with high potential for the liquefaction of hydrogen, an essential energy vector for decarbonisation. 

• Publication date : 2023/11/28

Moving a 15m superconductive ring across the United States

Researchers from 26 institutions around the world are planning a new experiment called Muon g-2 that could influence particle physics.

• Publication date : 2013/09/05

ICR 2019: an overview of current refrigeration research (part II)

Presentation of the main scientific and technical topics covered in the papers of the 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration and summary of some of the 14 keynotes.

• Publication date : 2019/09/30
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

IIR Working Parties

The IIR has 10 commissions: Cryophysics, cryoegineering (A1); Liquefaction and separation of gases (A2); Thermodynamics and transfer processes(B1); Refrigerating equipment (B2); Cryobiology, cryomedicine (C1); Food science and engineering (C2);...

• Publication date : 2009/12/09

Briefs: Philippe Lebrun is “Engineer of the Year”

Philippe Lebrun, a member of the Management Committee of the IIR and Head of Section A of the IIR (Cryology and Gas Processing), was awarded the "Prix Ingénieur de l'Année 2010" in the "Science" category, by the French magazine Usine...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

The 23rd International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2011) will take place in Prague on August 21-26, 2011. This will be the key refrigeration event in 2011 and will deal with all facets of refrigeration and refrigeration technology. Around...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

June 2004: fruitful meetings of the IIR’s statutory committees

Here are some highlights of the annual meetings of the IIR's statutory bodies (Management Committee, Science and Technology Council [STC] and Executive Committee): Strategic Plan of the IIR Four years after having adopted its Strategic...

• Publication date : 2004/07/27

IC2015 Workshops: An opportunity to join, share and build together

ICR2015: A chance to actively participate in the innovation of refrigeration.

• Publication date : 2015/06/17

Yokohama e yokoso !

From 16 to 22 August 2015, the IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR), recognised internationally as a milestone refrigeration event, will bring together key refrigeration stakeholders from across the globe at the Pacifico Yokohama...

• Publication date : 2015/08/18

IIR conference on caloric cooling Thermag VIII: highlights

Thermag VIII was an opportunity to present new developments regarding magnetocaloric, electrocaloric and elastocaloric cooling.

• Publication date : 2018/10/18

Spotlight on Commission B2: at the forefront of refrigerating equipment

Coordinated by the IIR Science and Technology Council, Commission B2 focuses on promoting knowledge of refrigerating equipment technologies and their applications worldwide.

• Publication date : 2015/05/15

Call for abstracts now open: 10th IIR Conference on Caloric Cooling and Applications of Caloric Materials (Thermag 2022)

To be hosted by the University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering this August, the call for abstracts has been launched for the 10th edition of the IIR Thermag conference...

• Publication date : 2022/01/21
• Subjects: Technology

What role does social media play in today’s refrigeration industry?

Today, social media has become an important tool of daily life for many across the globe in diverse fields and sectors. Learn how to reap the benefits of social media in your expertise.

• Publication date : 2016/04/13

IIR conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events

IIR conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events covering cutting edge refrigeration themes from refrigerants to energy issues; from cold chain sustainability to new refrigeration technologies.

• Publication date : 2016/03/02

Check out the upcoming cutting edge IIR events for 2016

IIR conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events.

• Publication date : 2015/12/16

New course on magnetic refrigeration!

The IIR has just published a new course entitled “Magnetic refrigeration” on its website, in the “Courses and training” section. 

• Publication date : 2023/06/28

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

As with every active institution, and even more so for each body of a scientific and technical vocation, the International Institute of Refrigeration must be present and able to meet the imperatives and challenges arising in the short-, medium-...

• Publication date : 2005/10/06

Now available: ICR2015 congress papers

Following on from the successful IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2015), the long anticipated papers and proceedings are now available to download in Fridoc.

• Publication date : 2015/12/09

Additive manufacturing of regenerators for caloric cooling

In many areas of engineering, additive manufacturing allows the production of complex and multifunctional products that could not be manufactured using traditional methods. In the...

• Last update : 2022/09/16
• Langues : English, French
• Themes : Caloric cooling (magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling)