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Refrigeration and Thermal Test Center
Publications

The RTTC's research has been featured in several technical journals and conference proceedings. Please check our list below:

ASHRAE Journal
June 2001 Anti-Sweat Heaters in Refrigerated Display Cases
November 1999 Efficient Display Case Refrigeration
August 1999 Comparing Old and Newer Refrigerated Display Cases
December 1997 Colder Temperature in Display Cases
Refrigeration Systems & Store Design
November 2003 Energy Efficient Display Cases
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
November 9, 1998 Test Center Pits Evaporative Condensers Against Air-Cooled
April 27, 1998 The Energy Impact of the FDA's Code for Reduced Food Storage Temps
April 27, 1998 Display Case Performance: Relative Humidity is Critical
July 1, 1996 Test Center Will Evaluate New Refrigeration Technologies for Supermarkets
Engineered Systems
May 1999 Testing The Old With The New
May 1998 The Case of The Cool Case
May 1997 Learning More About Display Cases
Journal of Fluid Engineering
January 2002 The Application of Advanced Methods In Analyzing the Performance of the Air Curtain in a Refrigerated Display Case
The Natural Foods Merchandiser
August 2001 Save Energy by Controlling Refrigeration Costs
Supermarket Business
October 1999 Ralphs' Excellent Energy Adventure
Store Equipment & Design
April 2001 RTTC tests energy efficient technologies for anti-sweat heaters
March 1999 Refrigeration Retrofit Case Study (Light, fan changes net good, energy-saving results)
March 1998 Aluminum Case Shields Improve Efficiency
September 1997 Analyzing Case Performance
July 1997 Medium Cool
April 1997 RTTC Looks at Retrofits
Numerical Methods in Heat and Fluid Flow
2006 Jet entertainment minimization in an air curtain of open refrigerated display case
2004 Jet Entrainment Minimization in an Air Curtain of Open Refrigerated Display Case
International Journal of Refrigeration
2005 Jet entrainment rate in air curtain of open refrigerated display case
ASHRAE Handbook of Refrigeration
2006 Chapters 46 & 17
Computational Fluid Dynamics in Food Processing
2006 Chapter 5: Design of Air curtain for Open Refrigerated Display Cases
Supermarket News: Equipment Special Report
2006 Illuminating Moment
ET Currents
2007 Remote Source Lighting Provides Cool Savings in Supermarket Refrigerated Display Cases

Energy Efficiency Workshops

Customer Technology Application Center (CTAC)
March, June 2004 Energy Efficient Food Service Refrigeration
March, October, November 2004 Energy Efficient Supermarket Refrigeration
March 2002 Energy Efficient Supermarket Refrigeration
2006 Cool solutions in large supermarkets
2006 Cool solutions in small grocery and restaurants
2006 Energy efficiency opportunities for rooftop package units
2006 State and Federal appliance efficiency regulations
2006 Energy efficiency solutions in cold storage facilities
April 2002 Energy Efficient Food Service Refrigeration
Agriculture Technology Application Center (AgTAC)
2006 Energy efficiency opportunities for rooftop package units
2006 Energy efficiency solutions in cold storage facilities
January 2001 Services Offered by Refrigeration and Thermal Test Center
Other
November 2004 Southern California Food Technical Advisory Committee — Energy Efficient Food Service and Supermarket Refrigeration
June 2001 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power — Saving Energy Saves California
April 2001 Mexican American Grocers Association — Practical Solutions to Lower the Energy Use of Refrigeration Systems in Supermarkets
April 2001 Unified Western Grocers — Practical Solutions to Lower the Energy Use of Refrigeration Systems in Supermarkets
Summer 1997 Electric Power Research Institute — Services Offered by Refrigeration and Thermal Test Center
January 1997 Commercial Refrigeration Manufacturers Association — Services Offered by Refrigeration and Thermal Test Center
2006 Joint Utility — Foodservice refrigeration: advanced level

Seminars & Presentations

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) — Annual Meetings
2003 Analysis of Energy Enhancing Measures in Supermarket Display Cases
2001 Performance and Energy Impact of Installing Glass Doors on an Open Multi-Deck Refrigerated Dairy/Deli Display Case
2001 Effects of Improper Product Loading on the Performance of an Open Vertical Meat Display Case
2000 Analyzing Air Curtain Performance in a Refrigerated Display Case
2006 Results from field demonstration of fiber-optic lighting in low-temperature reach-in display cases
2007 Performance evaluation of standard and high efficiency five-ton roof top air conditioning units under various ambient conditions with R-22
2007 Evaluation of anti-fog film for low-temperature reach-in display cases
2007 Evaluation of T-8 fluorescent, LED and fiber-optic display case lighting systems
2008 Status on rule making for federal energy conservation standards on refrigerated beverage vending machines and proposed changed to ASHRAE 32.1 test method
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) — Winter Meetings
2005 Past, Present and Future Research Towards Air Curtain Performance Optimization in Open Vertical Refrigerated Display Cases
2004 Testing the Impact of Ambient Conditions on Thermal Performance of a Refrigerated Vending Machine
2004 Analysis of Energy Enhancing Measure in Supermarket Display Cases
2003 Field Evaluation of Secondary Loop Refrigeration for Supermarkets
2003 Effects of Improper Product Loading on the Performance of an Open Vertical Meat Display Case
2002 Performance and Energy Impact of Installing Glass Doors on an Open Vertical Deli/Dairy Display Case
2001 Effects of the New FDA Food Code on the performance and Power Use of a Refrigerated Deli/Dairy Display Case
2000 Indoor Humidity Impact on Refrigerated Display Case Energy Use and Performance
1999 The Effects of Low Emissive Shield on the Performance of a Medium Temperature Open, Multi-Deck Display Case
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) — Local Chapter Meeting
March 1999, Tri County Chapter Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Refrigerated Medium Temperature Display Cases
January and February 1999, Los Angeles Chapter Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Refrigerated Medium Temperature Display Cases
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) — Local Meeting
2003 Overview of the RTTC's Energy Efficiency Projects
2000 Services Offered by Refrigeration and Thermal Test Center (RTTC)
Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
2004 Performance Evaluation of Typical Five-ton Roof Top Air Conditioning Units Under High Ambient Temperatures
2003 Investigation of Energy-Efficient Technologies for Supermarket Display Cases
2003 Moving Toward the Next Generation of Energy-Efficient Display Cases
2001 Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Display Cases
1999 Indoor Humidity Impact on Refrigerated Display Case Energy Use and Performance
1998 Effects of the FDA's 1993 Food Code on the Performance and Power Use of a Refrigerated Display Case
2006 Results from field demonstration of fiber-optic lighting in low-temperature reach-in display cases
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) — Annual Meeting
2001 Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Groceries
E-Source Forum
2004 The role of SCE's innovative & applied research in promotion of energy efficient technologies
2005 Evaluation of prototype high efficiency closed front vending machine under various ambient conditions
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
2004 Performance Evaluation of Typical Five-ton Roof Top Air Conditioning Units Under High Ambient Temperatures
2004 Paving the Path for a New Generation of High-Efficiency Supermarket Refrigerated Display Cases
2002 Showcasing Energy Efficiency Solutions in a Cold Storage Facility
2000 Assessment of Indoor Relative Humidity Variations on the Energy Use and Thermal Performance of Supermarket's Refrigerated Display Cases
1998 Assessment of Energy Efficiency Solutions in a Commissary
1994 More Data is Better, But How Much is Enough for Impact Evaluations?
2006 Next generation vending machine
2008 Big savings in small grocery store
2008 Cool retrofit solutions in refrigerated display cases
International Congress of Refrigeration
2003 Investigation of Energy-Efficient Supermarket Display Cases
Edison Electric Institute
2003 Energy efficiency opportunities in retail and foodservice refrigeration
2006 Southern California Edison energy efficiency research update
2008 Advanced in refrigeration and energy savings through HVAC maintenance: showing the real-life
Emerging Technology Summit
2004 Showcasing energy efficient emerging refrigeration technologies
2006 Hot dry air conditioning project update



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