Title Details: | |
Domestic refrigerators |
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Authors: |
Ampeliotis, Konstantinos |
Reviewer: |
Gkousia, Maria |
Subject: | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > EARTH SCIENCES > CLIMATOLOGY > CLIMATE CHANGE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > ELECTRICAL, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING > ENERGY CONSERVATION ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > ELECTRICAL, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING > ELECTRIC MACHINES |
Description: | |
Abstract: |
The aim of this chapter is the presentation of the main household refrigeration applications focusing on food preservation. At first, preservation methods prior to the introduction of refrigerators are presented. Then, modern refrigeration technologies are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the refrigeration fluids which are associated with stratospheric ozone depletion and global warming. Finally, best practices aiming at reducing the environmental impacts of domestic refrigeration are presented and discussed.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Tsiadimou, Anastasia |
Technical Editors: |
Bozionelos, Gavriil |
Graphic Editors: |
Bozionelos, Gavriil |
Type: |
Chapter |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
Item Details: | |
License: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
Spatial Coverage: |
GREECE, EUROPE |
Temporal Coverage: |
Present time, past time |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3017 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Ampeliotis, K. (2015). Domestic refrigerators [Chapter]. In Ampeliotis, K., & Sdrali, D. 2015. Household Technology [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/3017 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
Household Technology |
Number of pages |
11 |
Version: |
1st edition |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |