Technical Note
2023 Good Design Award Announcement
On October 5, 2023, the results of the Good Design Award 2023 were announced. Since applications began, the review process lasted approximately five months prior to the announcement of the award-winne...
CR 2022 Technical Reports—Cold Chain Equipment
Reported by Tian Changqing, researcher, Zhang Hainan, associate researcher, and Kong Fanchen and Li Peiru, doctoral students, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Air Conditioning of the Future
Sei Suma, senior advisor, Japan Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News (JARN) Global energy use by air conditioners is expected to triple by 2050, according to ‘The Future of ...
Portable and Mobile Air Conditioners
Dissatisfaction after Purchasing Portable ACs It seems there are three main groups of people who want to purchase portable air conditioners. The first group comprises people who have never owned an a...
CR 2022 Technical Reports-Heat Pumps
Reported by Prof. Jiang Yiqiang, Prof. Dong Jiankai, and Lecturer Zheng Wenke of Harbin Institute of Technology At China Refrigeration Expo 2022 (CR 2022), many of the exhibited heat pumps de...
CR 2022 Technical Reports — Chillers
Reported by Prof. Xu Rongji and Dr. Wang Gang from Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture At China Refrigeration Expo 2022 (CR 2022), Chinese leading brands such as Bingshan...
Data Center Special–Technical Trends in Data Center Cooling
Changes in data center power consumption The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released some interesting information on data centers. According to the IEA’s figure titled ‘Global tren...
Musings on HVAC&R-Heat Pumps and Heat Storage
Sei Suma, senior advisor, Japan Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News (JARN) Introduction Heat pumps are rapidly expanding as an effective means of preventing global warming and promoti...
AC Indoor Units with Enriched Functions
Reported by Wang Baolong, long-term associate professor, and Zhao Zihao, doctoral student, Tsinghua University, and Zhang Penglei, associate professor of Nanjing University At China Refrigera...
NY State Bans Natural Gas and Other Fossil Fuels in New Buil
On May 2, the New York Senate and Assembly passed the state budget, which contains a provision banning gas cooking stoves and furnaces as well as propane heating in most new residential buildings. New...
CR 2022 Technical Reports - Heat Exchangers
Reported by Prof. Liu Jinping and Tan Qingpeng, Zheng Xiaoteng, and Wang Zesong, postgraduates, South China University of Technology Heat exchangers are the main contributors to the improveme...
Improving User Convenience Is the Key to Smart AC Utilizatio
Increase in Smart Home Appliances Smart home appliances generally refer to home appliances that can be connected to the cloud using a network connection enabling their operating status to be controll...
