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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on refrigeration systems and technologies, with an emphasis on refrigerants, ejectors, CO2 heat pumps, vapor compression systems, low-GWP alternatives, thermodynamic analysis, energy efficiency, environmental impact, and heat pump technology. The papers cover a wide range of topics including experimental validation, numerical investigations, performance predictions, and environmental considerations in the field of refrigeration and heat pump systems.

  • Refrigerants
  • Ejectors
  • CO2 Heat Pumps
  • Vapor Compression Systems
  • Low-GWP Alternatives
  • Thermodynamic Analysis
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Environmental Impact
  • Heat Pump Technology
  • CFD Modeling
Research works
31k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+14%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
51% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
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