The 21th General Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Refrigeration

Abstract
On 23 April 2014 the International Academy of Refrigeration held its 21th annual  meeting. The meeting took place at the assembly hall of the Institute of Refrigeration and Biotechnologies, St Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics. For that dare the Academy numbered 1705 members, 31 Honorary Members, 777 Full Members, 747 Corresponding Members and 150 Academic Counselors being among them. The following reports were presented: « Ice Rink Flooring Covers at Sochi Olympics and Paralympics» «Cryosurgery applications» «Technology platform contribution to the food safety of innovative Russia» «Exogenous cryogenic processes on the Mars» «Wave-making machines as an alternative to multi-stage axial-flow compressors»