Natural refrigerants as an alternative to global warming

In the year of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg the International Scientific and Technical Conference "Natural Refrigerants - an Alternative to Global Warming" was held in St. Petersburg State University of Low Temperature and Food Technologies (SPbSUNiPT) on February 4, 2003. The Conference was organized by the SPbSUNiPT, the International Academy of Refrigeration (IARC), and the Working Group "Properties of Refrigerants and Heat Carriers" of the RAS Scientific Council on Problems in Thermal Physics and Heat Power Engineering. Among the participants of the Conference are: International Academy of Higher School Science, Odessa State Academy of Food Industry, Institute of Energy Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Mogilev State Food University (Belarus), JSC "Shark Shaboda" (Uzbekistan), JSC "VNIIholodmash-Holding", JSC "Rosmyasomoltorg", Non-profit City Organization "Moscow Security Fund", Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman. N.E. Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow State University of Food Biotechnologies, Moscow Compressor Plant, VNIKHI, CJSC Khladoklimattekhnika, Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology named after N.E. Bauman, Moscow State University of Food Biotechnology, Moscow Kompressor Plant, VNIKHI. The following companies are involved in the project: Moscow Compressor Plant, VNIICh, Khladokhmatekhnika, Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, M.V. Lomonosov, TRANZAS - Electronic Technologies, VNIPIET, Airkul, Industrial Engineering Safety Center, York International, Giproribflot, Military Engineering and Space University named after Mozhaysky, V.N. Dzerzhinsky, Lomonosov Moscow State University, V.A. Kuznetsov, etc. Mozhaisky, JSC "Bitzer CIS", JSC "St. Petersburg Center of Refrigeration Equipment", St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU), Kazan State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, specialized magazines.