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January 27, 2014
According to the International Copper Association (ICA) and the Copper Development Association (CDA), smaller diameter copper tubes are being adopted by more and more companies as heat exchanger engineers, ACR product designers, coil makers and OEMs...
October 30, 2013
According to the International Copper Association (ICA), smaller diameter copper tubes are playing a key role in the development of a new generation of heat exchangers for use in a wide range of commercial applications.
August 12, 2013
The International Copper Association (ICA) announced that a technology case study “Developing a Low Charge R290 Air Conditioner Using Smaller Diameter Copper Tubes” was presented at the Fourth IIR Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer...
July 31, 2013
According to the International Copper Association (ICA), a technology case study on MicroGroove presented at the Second Annual ATMOsphere America Conference held in Washington DC in June shows how to keep performance levels up while reducing...
May 20, 2013
According to the International Copper Association (ICA), a leading coil maker is now building all-copper coils with MicroGroove tubes, which is an industry first.
May 2, 2013
The International Copper Association (ICA) is proud to sponsor a new webinar on smaller-diameter, inner-grooved copper tubes titled “MicroGroove Copper-Tube Coils: Moving beyond Residential Applications.” The webinar will be presented at 1 pm ET on...
April 8, 2013
The International Copper Association is exhibiting MicroGroove Technology at the China Refrigeration Expo at the Shanghai New International Exposition Center, April 8-10 at the MicroGroove Booth, W3D55.
November 27, 2012
The International Copper Association today announced that Super Radiator Coils now offers new designs of coil products made from smaller-diameter copper tubes. Products made with MicroGroove technology include condenser coils, evaporator coils and...
October 31, 2012
Experts Share Know-How on the Design, Manufacture and Testing of Heat Exchanger Coils Made from Smaller Diameter Copper Tubes
September 19, 2012
The International Copper Association today announced new research on smaller diameter copper tubes has been presented at the Sixth Asian Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning in Xi'an, China, August 26-28, 2012.
September 12, 2012
According to the International Copper Association, research presented this summer at international conferences on air conditioning and refrigeration (ACR) points to a renewed interest in copper as a coil material for ACR products.
July 26, 2012
The International Copper Association announced that recent studies conclusively demonstrate Microgroove copper tube technology is compatible with production methods and equipment already familiar to the HVAC industry.
July 12, 2012
The International Copper Association today announced a new research project that aims to raise the bar on coil design by comparing optimized round tube plate fin (RTPF) coils with smaller diameter copper tubes with the best aluminum coils in the...
July 9, 2012
The International Copper Association today announced new research results that describe the design and optimization of ACR coils made with MicroGroove technology.
July 4, 2012
For Shanghai residents, public buses are the primary method of transportation. The urban population spends around 8 percent of each day travelling by bus, which equates to around one-and-a-half hours daily. To protect the health of these...
June 26, 2012
The ICA today announced new research on the application of smaller diameter copper in the design of room air conditioners that use propane as a refrigerant. The research results are reported in a research paper coauthored by scientists from Shanghai...
April 18, 2012
The International Copper Association today announced the advantages of MicroGroove technology compared to microchannel aluminum in air conditioning and refrigeration applications.
April 11, 2012
According to the International Copper Association, the improved performance of new products from Haier, Gree, Midea, HiSense, Kelon, Chigo and other major air conditioner manufacturers is explained in part by the use of smaller diameter copper tubes...
January 20, 2012
According to the International Copper Association, the use of smaller diameter copper tubes in coil design is contributing to a climate of innovation. The ICA is highlighting the use of smaller diameter, inner-grooved round copper tubes in air...
November 29, 2011
The International Copper Association has recently cooperated with several major OEMs in projects to replace evaporator and condenser coils in existing residential air conditioning with optimized coil designs that use smaller diameter, inner-grooved...
November 17, 2011
The International Copper Association today announced that copper tubes are well suited for use with natural refrigerants such as propane (R290) and carbon dioxide (R744). According the ICA, the advantages of copper tubes, and especially small...
November 15, 2011
The International Copper Association today announced that the air conditioner manufacturing giant Chigo has reduced the tube weight in one of its air conditioning systems by 30 percent.
August 21, 2011
The International Copper Association today announced that MicroGroove technology will be on exhibit at the 23rd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, Prague, Czech Republic. The MicroGroove exhibit will run for five days from August 21-26 at...
August 12, 2011
The International Copper Association today announced joint research with Shanghai Jiao Tong University on the optimization of coil designs made with smaller diameter copper tubes. Simulation-based design methods were applied to minimizing total...
August 4, 2011
The International Copper Association today announced that a 2600 W split-unit, room air-conditioner from the Kelon Corporation uses coils made with MicroGroove™ technology. The use of smaller-diameter copper tubes in the evaporators of the split...
May 16, 2011
The International Copper Association today announced that heat exchangers made using MicroGroove™ copper tubes use less refrigerant than comparable coils made from extruded aluminum tubes with multiple channels. The difference is that the round...
April 7, 2011
The International Copper Association (ICA) today announced that residential air conditioning products are increasingly being fabricated using smaller diameter copper tubes, especially among OEMs based in China.
March 31, 2011
The International Copper Association (ICA) today announced that it will sponsor two webinars on the use of MicroGroove technology in the development of evaporator and condenser coils for air conditioning and refrigeration applications.
January 31, 2011
The International Copper Association (ICA) today announced research on the benefits of using smaller diameters copper tubes in heat-exchanger coils. As the tube size was reduced in various air conditioners from a major OEM, less refrigerant and less...
January 31, 2011
The International Copper Association (ICA) today announced the premiere showing of the MicroGroove™ Technology exhibit January 31 through February 2 at the 2011 AHR Expo in Las Vegas.
November 30, 2010
The International Copper Association (ICA) today announced that manufacturers continue to reduce materials requirements in designs of heat exchangers for air conditioning and refrigeration products through the use of MicroGroove™ technology....
October 29, 2010
One of the most exciting recent developments in heat exchanger coil design is the outstanding performance of microgroove-enhanced, small-diameter copper tubes. The International Copper Association (ICA) today announced laboratory test results on...
September 30, 2010
The International Copper Association (ICA) today announced recent research results for heat exchanger coils made with small-diameter copper tubes. Research results from a Chinese small-diameter copper tube research consortium as well as published...
August 2, 2010
The International Copper Association (ICA) today announced performance analysis results for heat exchanger coils with small diameter copper tubes. The coil designs were developed with the aid of design software that optimizes copper tubes and...
July 15, 2010
The International Copper Association (ICA) today announced a new heat exchanger coil technology that benefits from smaller diameter copper tubes. The new product designs and associated manufacturing processes are a culmination of years of research.

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July 25, 2019
New York, New York (25. Juli 2019) – Umweltfreundliche Technologien zur Kälteerzeugung und Klimatisierung können einen Beitrag zum Schutz der Atmosphäre leisten. Ein Beispiel hierfür ist die Verwendung von Kohlendioxid als Kältemittel, das in den...
June 15, 2019
New York, New York (15. Juni 2019) – Die MicroGroove-Technologie wird bereits bei kleineren gewerblichen Kühlgeräten eingesetzt, die entflammbare Kältemittel wie Propan (R290) und Isobutan (R600a) nutzen, da diese mit einer wesentlich geringeren...
February 7, 2019
Nach Angaben der International Copper Association, Inc. (ICA) spielen MicroGroove-Rohre eine wesentliche Rolle bei der Entwicklung von Kühlsystemen mit Propan (R-290) und Isobutan (R-600a) als Kältemittel. Die seit langem erwartete endgültige...
February 4, 2019
Nach Angaben der International Copper Association bieten Wärmeübertrager mit Kupferrohren mit geringerem Durchmesser wesentliche Leistungsvorteile beim Einsatz in umweltfreundlichen R744-Kühlsystemen.
January 14, 2019
Kupferrohre mit geringerem Durchmesser werden bei einer Vielzahl von unterschiedlichen Kälte- und Klimaanwendungen verwendet, was bei der International Copper Association (ICA) den Ausschlag für eine detaillierte Untersuchung der...
April 10, 2018
Brüssel, Belgien (10. April 2018) – Nach Angaben der International Copper Association, Inc. (ICA), hat sich die MicroGroove-Technologie in vielerlei Hinsicht langfristig als der MicroChannel-Technologie überlegen bewiesen.
April 10, 2018
Bangalore, Indien (10. April 2018) – Nach Angaben der International Copper Association, Inc. (ICA) spielen MicroGroove-Rohre eine wesentliche Rolle bei der Entwicklung von Kältesystemen für Isobutan-Kältemittel (R600a). Die meisten Produkte dieser...
September 30, 2013
Laut dem Internationalen Verband der Kupferindustrie (ICA), baut nun ein führender Hersteller erstmals Wärmetauscher aus reinem Kupfer mit MicroGroove-Verrohrung.
January 10, 2013
Der Internationale Verband der Kupferindustrie (ICA) berichtet, dass das Unternehmen Super Radiator Coils nun neue Kernrohre aus Kupfer mit kleineren Rohrdurchmessern für Lamellenwärmeübertrager einsetzt. Zu den Produkten mit MicroGroove Technologie...
July 4, 2012
Für die Einwohner Shanghais sind öffentliche Busse das Verkehrsmittel schlechthin. Mehr als 8 Prozent seiner Tageszeit, also etwa 1,5 Stunden täglich, verbringt der Durchschnittsbürger in Shanghai im Bus. Um die Gesundheit dieser Fahrgäste zu...
June 26, 2012
Der Internationale Verband der Kupferindustrie berichtet von neuen Forschungsergebnissen bei Kupferrohren mit kleineren Rohrdurchmessern in Klimageräten von Wohngebäuden, die Propan als Kältemittel verwenden. Die Forschungsergebnisse wurden von...
April 18, 2012
Laut dem Internationalen Verband der Kupferindustrie bietet die MicroGroove Technologie im Vergleich zu MicroChannel Aluminium-Rohrschlangen für Klima- und Kältemittelanwendungen entscheidende Vorteile.
February 27, 2012
Seit der Installation der ersten Klimaanlage im Jahre 1902 sind beinahe 110 Jahre vergangen. Obwohl die Thermodynamik heute als ausgereifte Wissenschaft anerkannt ist, floriert der Markt für neue Wärmepumpen, Klimaanlagen und Kühlgeräte. Warum...
November 22, 2011
Laut dem Internationalen Verband der Kupferindustrie (ICA) sind Kupferrohre für den Einsatz von natürlichen Kältemitteln wie Propan (R290) und Kohlendioxid (R744) hervorragend geeignet. Insbesonders innenberippte Kupferrohre mit kleineren...
November 15, 2011
Der Internationale Verband der Kupferindustrie (ICA) gab bekannt, dass Chigo, einer der führenden Hersteller von Klimageräten, das Gewicht der Rohrschlangen in einem seiner Klimaanlagensysteme um 30% reduzieren konnte.
August 21, 2011
Die MicroGroove-Technologie wird laut ICA auf dem 23. „International Congress of Refrigeration“ (Kältetechnikkongress) in Prag vorgestellt. Der Kongress dauert 5 Tage und findet vom 21. – 26. August im Kongresszentrum in Prag statt.
August 12, 2011
Der Internationale Verband der Kupferindustrie (ICA) berichtet über ein gemeinsames Forschungsprojekt mit der Shanghai Jiao Tong University zur Optimierung von Kupferrohrschlangen mit kleineren Rohrdurchmessern. Um die Gesamtsystemkosten einer...
May 16, 2011
Laut dem Internationalen Verband der Kupferindustrie (ICA) kommen Wärmetauscher mit MicroGroove™-Technologie mit weniger Kältemittel aus als vergleichbare Geräte mit extrudierten Mehrkanal-Aluminiumrohren. Der Unterschied besteht darin, dass...
April 22, 2011
Der Internationale Verband der Kupferindustrie (ICA) gab bekannt, dass die Kelon Corporation in ihrem 2.600W Split-Klimagerät die MicroGroove™-Technologie einsetzt. Durch die Verwendung von Kupferrohren mit kleinerem Durchmesser in den Verdampfern...
April 7, 2011
Der Internationale Verband der Kupferindustrie (ICA) gab bekannt, dass bei der Fertigung von Klimageräten für den Einsatz in Wohngebäuden zunehmend Kupferrohrschlangen mit kleineren Rohrdurchmessern eingesetzt werden, besonders von in China...
March 31, 2011
Der Internationale Verband der Kupferindustrie (ICA) kündigt zwei Webinare für kommenden Juni an. Die Webinare informieren über den Einsatz der MicroGroove-Technologie bei der Entwicklung von Verdampfer- und Kondensatorrohr-schlangen für Klima- und...
January 31, 2011
Der Internationale Verband der Kupferindustrie (ICA) kündigte an, die MicroGroove™-Technologie erstmals auf der AHR Expo in Las Vegas vom 31. Januar bis 2. Februar vorzustellen.