With interpack 2011 just months away, sustainable packaging suppliers and related associations—many of which will attend the event—provide a glimpse into the state of sustainability in Europe. Producing ethical and ecological products, packaged in a resource-conserving manner that nevertheless ensures their product’s perfect condition when purchased, is a major challenge to … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Report: Thermal Management Technologies to Reach $8.6 Billion by 2015
The global market for Electronic Thermal Management is forecast to reach $8.6 billion by 2015, according to market research company Electronics.ca Publications. Factors driving growth include developments in technology and marked increase in the production of miniaturized microprocessors. Further, increased use of mobile devices is likely to impact market growth. In the … [Read more...]
Beer Fridge – A Case Study in Thermal Design. Part 4 – FloBEER
As the ancient proverb goes; a beer fridge without beer is like X Factor, utterly pointless. You’d have thought that by clogging up the insides of the fridge with pesky cans of beer you’d cripple it’s thermal performance. As someone once said of Simon Cowell …”O, how wrong you are”. When modelling a can of beer in FloTHERM, in fact when … [Read more...]
Beer Fridge – A Case Study in Thermal Design. Part 3 – Side Up or Upside Down?
The futility of investigating the cooling effectiveness of any empty fridge is beginning to dawn on me, the irony of which is matched only by my new-years-resolution-inspired-sobriety. Never mind, let’s see this particular study through… Whether in a beer ridden fury or in moments of Galilean scientific investigation, you might find yourself kicking the fridge over … [Read more...]
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