Vodice The Imperial Park Hotel 26 - 28 March 2025
27 th International Conference on Heating, Cooling and Air-conditioning
ABSTRACT
prof. dr. Andrej KITANOVSKI University of Ljubljana Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Aškerčeva cesta 6 SI-1000 Ljubljana Slovenia e-mail: andrej.kitanovski@fs.uni-lj.si
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PRESENTATION VIDEO
He is a professor and the head of a Department for Thermal and Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Me- chanical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). His scientific research activities and most important global contribution involves the research and development of solid-state thermal management technologies as- sociated with the cooling, heat pumps, energy harvesting. In 2004, he co-founded the International Institute of Re- frigeration (IIR) International Magnetic Cooling Working Party, which created the well-known IIR Thermag Confer- ences, and which today covers topics of research and development of all caloric technologies. Today, he chairs the Working Group on Solid-State Cooling and Heating under the International Institute of Refrigeration. Since 2010, he has been actively involved in research on new and advanced principles of thermal management using thermal control devices (thermal diodes, thermal switches, thermal conduits) and thermal circuits. He is also involved in several different applied and industrial research activities which concern: Predictive control of energy devices, Heat pumps, Solar heating and PVT, Thermal Storage, Waste heat management, Household Appliances, and Thermal Storage. COOLING AND HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGIES - OVERVIEW AND PERSPECTIVES (Invited Lecture)
Heating and cooling account for nearly 50% of global end-use energy consumption. Industrial processes and residential/commercial buildings each contribute approximately half of this to- tal. These ubiquitous applications are significant sources of air pollution and responsible for over 40% of global energy-related CO 2 emissions. Fur- thermore, demand for refrigeration and air con- ditioning, currently consuming roughly 17% of global electricity, is projected to triple by 2050, with substantial growth also anticipated for heat pumps. Compounding the issue, vast quantities of waste heat are continuously released into the
environment; it is estimated that waste heat will account for nearly 50% of annual global energy consumption by 2030. Consequently, energy-ef- ficient cooling and heat pump technologies, utiliz- ing environmentally friendly refrigerants, repre- sent a crucial target for achieving a global green transition, potentially exceeding the contributions of sectors like transport or power generation. This presentation will provide an overview of both market-available and emerging cooling and heat pump technologies, encompassing a broad range of temperatures and applications. It will also offer perspectives on future developments in the field.
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1st Thematic Section - FRAN BOŠNJAKOVIĆ DAY
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