5th Ammonia Refrigeration Technology conference

Following the success of the previous four editions, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) in collaboration with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the "Ss. Cyril & Methodius" University are organising the 5^th Ammonia Refrigeration Technology conference in the Republic of Macedonia in May 2013. The call for abstracts of papers to be presented at the conference is open until 30 September 2012.

As the uptake of natural refrigerants is increasing globally with the pressure to phase out ozone depleting and high global warming gases, the conference will focus on innovative technological developments in ammonia refrigeration in various applications, taking account of energy efficiency improvements and safety measures.

The 5^th edition of the biennial Ammonia Refrigeration Technology conference will be held in Ohrid, Macedonia on 9 - 11 May 2013.

Topics of interest and keynote speakers

The organisers have published the first call for abstracts of papers that will be presented during the conference. Interested authors have until 30 September 2012 to submit the abstracts for the following topics of interest:

Design of modern ammonia systems and technological innovation
Energy efficiency of ammonia refrigeration
Applications of ammonia refrigeration
Absorption machines
Ammonia systems in developing countries
Technical and safety standards
Guidelines, instructions and training material
Public awareness of the image and benefits of natural refrigerants

Some of the keynote speakers will include:

Dr Andy Pearson, UK, Star Refrigeration Ltd, President of IoR (UK), Member of IIR Commission E1
Dr Predrag Hrnjak, USA, University of Illinois Member of IIR Commission E2, Former member of IIAR Board of Directors

Instructions to authors and registration

Abstracts in English and not longer than 250 words may be submitted by email addressed to Prof. Risto Ciconkov at ristoci@ukim.edu.mk or info@energija.com.mk. Additional instructions to authors can be found on the website http://www.mf.ukim.edu.mk/web_ohrid2013/instructions.html.

For further information about the conference and registration, please visit the official conference website http://www.mf.ukim.edu.mk/web_ohrid2013/default.html.