Institute of Refrigeration
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The Institute of Refrigeration is an organisation in the UK that supports the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry.
History
The Institute was formed in 1899 as the Cold Storage and Ice Association, the first national society in the world for the refrigeration industry. The Institute's first president was Alan Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton.[1] It became the IOR in 1944 when professional membership was introduced. In 2010 the Institute launched a short video explaining the opportunities for careers in the refrigeration industry under the title Careers in Cooling. This uses interviews with a wide range of young people working in different aspects of refrigeration and air-conditioning to explain what a rewarding career it can be. A webpage was also set up to support the video.
Structure
The Institute of Refrigeration is governed by a board of trustees which comprises the President, the President-Elect, the Immediate Past-President, the Honorary Treasurer and six elected members.
The current council comprises
- President - Graeme Fox, FInstR
- Immediate Past-President - Mike Creamer, FInstR
- President Elect - Lisa-Jane Cook
- Hon Treasurer - John Skelton, FInstR
- Elected Members - Catarina Marques, MInstR, Ian Fisher, FInstR, Damian Wiszniewsi, FInstR, Paul Singh, MInstR, Julie Murray, MInstR, Dermot Cotter, FInstR
The work of the Institute is carried out by committees, including
- Membership Committee - chair Damian Wiszniewski
- Technical Committee - chair David Paget
- Papers and Publications Committee - chair Colin Vines
- International Refrigeration Committee - chair Dr Andy Pearson
- Service Engineers Section - chair Bob Wright
- Sustainable Innovation in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning - chair Prof Graeme Maidment
- Annual Dinner Steering Committee - chair Juliet Loiselle
- Education Committee - chair John Skelton
- Women in RACHP Network - Chair Samantha Buckell
Branches
It has branches covering:
- East Anglia
- Northern
- Scotland
and co-operates with independent refrigeration societies in Hampshire, Birmingham and London as well as international organisations Irish Institute of Refrigeration, ASHRAE, ISHRAE, PHVAR
Purpose
The purpose of the Institute of Refrigeration is outlined in the Institute's constitution as follows:
a) The general advancement of refrigeration in all its applications, in relation both to the perfection of its methods, and to the extension of its services to the community.
b) To promote means for communication between members and their interchange of views.
c) To encourage invention and research in all matters relating to the science and practice of refrigeration.
d) To promote a sustainable approach to all aspects of refrigeration system design and operation
e) To co-operate with educational institutions for the furtherance of education in the science and practice of refrigeration.
f) To hold meetings of the Institute for reading and discussing papers dealing with refrigeration and allied subjects.
g) To publish and distribute the proceedings or reports of the Institute.
h) To do all other things, incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.
It is a registered Charitably Incorporated Organisation (not-for-profit) comprising nearly 2500 individual members. The IOR runs international conferences and events based in the UK on technical topics of general interest to the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry. The IOR publishes an annual set of Technical Proceedings as well as Safety Alerts, Guidance Notes and Good Practice Guides for Technicians and a set of Codes of Practice for different refrigerant groups. It also offers e-learning on alternative refrigerants and a programme of accessible webinars. The IOR ran a well publicised campaign called REAL Zero which had a significant impact on improving refrigerant containment, and was turned into an e-learning programme at www.realzero.org.uk.
Membership
There are five main grades of membership; Associate, Technician, Member, Fellow and Student/Young Persons. Membership grade is based on relevant experience and responsibilities gained over time in the industry and is determined by application to the membership committee. Affiliate Membership is offered to individuals without suitable experience. The Institute is a professional affiliate of the UK Engineering Council and has many overseas members. It has formal agreements to share information and co-operate with ASHRAE (USA), ISHRAE (India), PHVAR (Pakistan) and AIRAH (Australia).
See also
- British Frozen Food Federation
- Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute
- Federation of Environmental Trade Associations
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
- Chiller
- Psychrometrics
References
- ^ "Cold Storage at Knutsford". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. British Newspaper Archive. 6 March 1902. p. 8. (subscription required)
External links
- IOR
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- Real Zero (made in collaboration with The Carbon Trust)
- Institute of Refrigeration Ireland - separate organisation
- Real Alternatives
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concepts
- Air changes per hour
- Bake-out
- Building envelope
- Convection
- Dilution
- Domestic energy consumption
- Enthalpy
- Fluid dynamics
- Gas compressor
- Heat pump and refrigeration cycle
- Heat transfer
- Humidity
- Infiltration
- Latent heat
- Noise control
- Outgassing
- Particulates
- Psychrometrics
- Sensible heat
- Stack effect
- Thermal comfort
- Thermal destratification
- Thermal mass
- Thermodynamics
- Vapour pressure of water
- Absorption refrigerator
- Air barrier
- Air conditioning
- Antifreeze
- Automobile air conditioning
- Autonomous building
- Building insulation materials
- Central heating
- Central solar heating
- Chilled beam
- Chilled water
- Constant air volume (CAV)
- Coolant
- Cross ventilation
- Dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS)
- Deep water source cooling
- Demand controlled ventilation (DCV)
- Displacement ventilation
- District cooling
- District heating
- Electric heating
- Energy recovery ventilation (ERV)
- Firestop
- Forced-air
- Forced-air gas
- Free cooling
- Heat recovery ventilation (HRV)
- Hybrid heat
- Hydronics
- Ice storage air conditioning
- Kitchen ventilation
- Mixed-mode ventilation
- Microgeneration
- Passive cooling
- Passive daytime radiative cooling
- Passive house
- Passive ventilation
- Radiant heating and cooling
- Radiant cooling
- Radiant heating
- Radon mitigation
- Refrigeration
- Renewable heat
- Room air distribution
- Solar air heat
- Solar combisystem
- Solar cooling
- Solar heating
- Thermal insulation
- Thermosiphon
- Underfloor air distribution
- Underfloor heating
- Vapor barrier
- Vapor-compression refrigeration (VCRS)
- Variable air volume (VAV)
- Variable refrigerant flow (VRF)
- Ventilation
- Water heat recycling
- Air conditioner inverter
- Air door
- Air filter
- Air handler
- Air ionizer
- Air-mixing plenum
- Air purifier
- Air source heat pump
- Attic fan
- Automatic balancing valve
- Back boiler
- Barrier pipe
- Blast damper
- Boiler
- Centrifugal fan
- Ceramic heater
- Chiller
- Condensate pump
- Condenser
- Condensing boiler
- Convection heater
- Compressor
- Cooling tower
- Damper
- Dehumidifier
- Duct
- Economizer
- Electrostatic precipitator
- Evaporative cooler
- Evaporator
- Exhaust hood
- Expansion tank
- Fan
- Fan coil unit
- Fan filter unit
- Fan heater
- Fire damper
- Fireplace
- Fireplace insert
- Freeze stat
- Flue
- Freon
- Fume hood
- Furnace
- Gas compressor
- Gas heater
- Gasoline heater
- Grease duct
- Grille
- Ground-coupled heat exchanger
- Ground source heat pump
- Heat exchanger
- Heat pipe
- Heat pump
- Heating film
- Heating system
- HEPA
- High efficiency glandless circulating pump
- High-pressure cut-off switch
- Humidifier
- Infrared heater
- Inverter compressor
- Kerosene heater
- Louver
- Mechanical room
- Oil heater
- Packaged terminal air conditioner
- Plenum space
- Pressurisation ductwork
- Process duct work
- Radiator
- Radiator reflector
- Recuperator
- Refrigerant
- Register
- Reversing valve
- Run-around coil
- Sail switch
- Scroll compressor
- Solar chimney
- Solar-assisted heat pump
- Space heater
- Smoke canopy
- Smoke damper
- Smoke exhaust ductwork
- Thermal expansion valve
- Thermal wheel
- Thermostatic radiator valve
- Trickle vent
- Trombe wall
- TurboSwing
- Turning vanes
- Ultra-low particulate air (ULPA)
- Whole-house fan
- Windcatcher
- Wood-burning stove
- Zone valve
and control
- Air flow meter
- Aquastat
- BACnet
- Blower door
- Building automation
- Carbon dioxide sensor
- Clean air delivery rate (CADR)
- Control valve
- Gas detector
- Home energy monitor
- Humidistat
- HVAC control system
- Infrared thermometer
- Intelligent buildings
- LonWorks
- Minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV)
- Normal temperature and pressure (NTP)
- OpenTherm
- Programmable communicating thermostat
- Programmable thermostat
- Psychrometrics
- Room temperature
- Smart thermostat
- Standard temperature and pressure (STP)
- Thermographic camera
- Thermostat
- Thermostatic radiator valve
trades,
and services
- Architectural acoustics
- Architectural engineering
- Architectural technologist
- Building services engineering
- Building information modeling (BIM)
- Deep energy retrofit
- Duct cleaning
- Duct leakage testing
- Environmental engineering
- Hydronic balancing
- Kitchen exhaust cleaning
- Mechanical engineering
- Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
- Mold growth, assessment, and remediation
- Refrigerant reclamation
- Testing, adjusting, balancing
organizations
- Indoor air quality (IAQ)
- Passive smoking
- Sick building syndrome (SBS)
- Volatile organic compound (VOC)
- ASHRAE Handbook
- Building science
- Fireproofing
- Glossary of HVAC terms
- Warm Spaces
- World Refrigeration Day
- Template:Home automation
- Template:Solar energy