Programme
You can download the full details here: Sustainable Cooling and Heating (pdf)
10:00-10:05 Opening remarks, Prof R. Saravanan, Anna University Chennai
10:10-10:55 Opening session: Prospectives and future directions
- Sustainable cooling and heating in India - an Indian-Norwegian collaboration, Dr. Kristina N. Widell, SINTEF Ocean, Norway
- IIR's perspective and future directions in refrigeration: Addressing India's needs, Dr Yosr Allouche, IRR France and Dr. Anna Pacak, IRR France
- Disposal of synthetic refrigerants and associated environmental risks, Ananya Srivastava, IISC Bangalore and Vinod Laguri, IISC Bangalore
11:00-11:50 Demonstration sites and applications in India
- R290 for cold storages - mitigating new challenges with R717 for Indian ambients, Prof. M. S. Dasgupta, BITS Pilani
- Challenges for implementation and adoption of natural refrigerant based systems in India, Prof. Pramod Kumar, IISC Bangalore
- High temperature heat pumps with options for cooling, Prof. M. P. Maiya, IIT Madras
- Potential of natural refrigerants in district cooling and large centralised cooling systems, Dr. Santhos Saini
- R744 based, cascade systems for seafood industry, Prof. M. Ramgopai, IIT Kharagpur
11:55-12:55 Technical innovations and best practices
- How to install R290 AC chillers according to standards and regulations, Prof. Armin Hafner, NTNU, Norway
- Sustainable cooling: Ejector refrigeration systems with natural working fluids, Dr. Vinay Kumar Yadav, IIT Madras
- Understanding oil management challenges in compressors for natural refrigerant systems, Fr. Sonam Rajpuriya, BITS Pilani
- Seizing the opportunity: Why Norway's HP/AC market is converting to natural refrigerants, Daniel Mark Kristensen, ABK-Qviller and the Norwegian Heat Pump Association (NOVAP)
- Presentations of upcoming courses, trainings, demo site visits on natural refrigerants, IKT kharagpur, BITS Pilani, IIT Madras, IISC Bangalore
