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| International Congress of Refrigeration | |
|---|---|
| Name | International Congress of Refrigeration |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Founder | Félix Trombe; Carl von Linde; Charles Tellier |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Fields | Refrigeration, Cryogenics, Heat transfer |
International Congress of Refrigeration is a longstanding global forum bringing together experts from thermal engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering and materials science to address advances in refrigeration, air conditioning, cryogenics, heat pumps, and thermodynamics. The Congress convenes delegates including representatives from American Society of Refrigerating Engineers, Royal Society, Deutscher Kälte- und Klimatechnischer Verein, ASHRAE, and corporations such as Carrier Corporation, Danfoss, Emerson Electric, and Johnson Controls. Over its history the Congress has intersected with topics involving Montreal Protocol, Kigali Amendment, International Energy Agency, and standards bodies like ISO and IEC.
The Congress originated in the late 19th century amid innovations by figures such as Carl von Linde, James Harrison (inventor), Jacob Perkins, Félix Trombe, and Charles Tellier, catalyzing early meetings influenced by institutions like École Centrale Paris and Royal Institution. Early assemblies reflected industrial concerns voiced by companies including Frigidaire, Whirlpool Corporation, Siemens, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and attracted scientists from University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, and Sorbonne University. Throughout the 20th century the Congress engaged with technological shifts tied to contributors such as Willis Carrier, Thomas Midgley Jr., Paul Sabatier, and Svante Arrhenius and intersected with diplomatic frameworks like League of Nations and later agencies including United Nations Environment Programme and World Meteorological Organization.
Governance has involved national committees and learned societies such as Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and regional bodies like European Committee for Standardization and Standards Australia. Leadership historically included presidents and secretaries drawn from Imperial College London, University of Tokyo, Tsinghua University, Stanford University, and Technical University of Munich. Administrative procedures often reference protocols used by International Electrotechnical Commission and International Organization for Standardization while coordinating with funding sources including European Research Council, National Science Foundation (United States), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and national ministries such as Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan).
Congresses have convened in cities with industrial and academic hubs such as Paris, London, Berlin, New York City, Milan, Vienna, Zurich, Tokyo, Moscow, Beijing, Rome, Geneva, Montreal, Chicago, Philadelphia, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Seville, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Toronto, Seoul, Singapore, Dubai, Mumbai, Istanbul, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Brussels, Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Lisbon, Athens, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mexico City, Lima, Santiago, Auckland, Wellington, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Hanoi, and Riyadh. Notable congress sessions have been hosted at venues associated with Palais des Congrès de Paris, Royal Albert Hall, Messe Berlin, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and Milan Convention Center and have included symposia partnerships with CERN, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Max Planck Society.
The Congress has advanced topics including vapor-compression cycle, absorption refrigeration, magnetic refrigeration, thermoelectric cooling, cryogenic liquefaction, superconductivity, heat exchanger design, compressor technologies, refrigerants chemistry, and life-cycle assessment. Presentations have involved researchers from National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Fraunhofer Society, CEA (France), RIKEN, CSIRO, and TÜV SÜD. Cross-disciplinary work has linked to breakthroughs by groups at Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, and California Institute of Technology.
The Congress has recognized contributions with medals, lectures, and prizes often aligned with honors from Nobel Prize, Royal Society medals, and national academies such as National Academy of Engineering, Académie des Sciences, Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften, and Chinese Academy of Sciences. Past awardees include innovators associated with Whittle Laboratory, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Boeing, Airbus, SAE International, Institute of Refrigeration (UK), and leading academic prize recipients from IEEE and ASME.
Proceedings have been published in venues and series connected to Proceedings of the Royal Society, Journal of Applied Physics, International Journal of Refrigeration, Applied Thermal Engineering, Energy, Cryogenics (journal), and conference series managed by publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, and IEEE Xplore. Collections often cite datasets held by Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad (repository), and national libraries like Library of Congress, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and British Library.
Outcomes have influenced regulations and standards tied to Montreal Protocol and Kigali Amendment negotiations, energy efficiency initiatives from International Energy Agency, refrigerant phase-down schedules advocated by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and national policies of United States Department of Energy, European Commission, Ministry of Environment (France), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (India), and Ministry of Ecology and Environment (China). Industry adoption pathways involved firms like GE Appliances, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Hitachi, ABB, Schneider Electric, and consultancy groups such as McKinsey & Company and Deloitte.
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