Editorial
Revision of International Standard on Refrigerant Flammabili
— Contributing to the Uptake of RACs Using Low-GWP Refrigerant In a project of the Japanese New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the National Institute of Adv...
Industrial and Tertiary Product Testing and Application of S
22/06/2018 Questionnaire open until 26 June! European Policy On 12 June, the website of the INTAS project has been complemented with a set of draft documents analysing applicable regulation...
UNIDO & JRECO Sign a Cool Partnership to Combat Global Warmi
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Japan Refrigerants and Environment Conservation Organization (JRECO) have agreed to join forces in an effort to combat global war...
Technical Trends of Rotary Compressors
— Continued from March Issue Contributed by Masataka Yamane, HVACR advisor Multiple Compressor Types Two-piston Rotary compressors take in, compress, and discharge ...
Medium-temp Air Conditioning Equipment
Air conditioners can roughly be divided into two types: those offering comfort air conditioning for people, and those offering process air conditioning for industrial processes and objects besides peo...
Emerson Survey: Regulations Bring Opportunities and Concerns
24 April 2018 A survey of HVAC contractors by Emerson (NYSE: EMR) shows that many are entering 2018 focused on growing their businesses as they navigate residential and commercial regulations. While 75 percent of residential contractors surveyed are aware of the DOE developed regional standard enforcement procedures involving contractors, only 14 percent understand the requirements assoc...
AREA Attends UNEP Inter-Regional Thematic Meeting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Economy Division OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) organized the first Inter-Regional Thematic Technical Workshops and Regional Network M...
Japan’s Domestic AC Shipments : January 2018
Source : The Japan Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA)...
Technical Trends of Rotary Compressors
Contributed by Masataka Yamane, HVACR advisor Looking back at the transition of compressors for refrigeration and air conditioning use, it was often considered that newer compressors are generally bet...
Supermarket Solutions: Current Issues
The Rise of Online Shopping As the Internet has made inroads into almost every home, more and more people are using the Internet to shop online at e-commerce sites and the websites of brick-and...
Technical Progress at CRH 2017--AHU and Automatic Control Sy
Reported by Dr. Shao Xiaoliang from University of Science and Technology Beijing Various types of air handling devices, air supply terminals, and control devices were exhibited at China Refrigeration Expo (CRH) 2017. With respect to the product characteristics on show during previous editions, new technical features and new application trends were presented this time. For example, indoor...
China’s New Standard to Ease Use of Flammable Refrigerants
The ‘GB/T 9237-2017: Refrigerating systems and heat pumps -- Safety and environmental requirements’ standard was issued on December 29, 2017 by the Standardization Administration of China ...
