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Compressor conference call for papers

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UK: Authors of potential papers for the next International Conference on Compressors and their Systems are invited to submit abstracts by December 2.

The 10th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems, to be held in London from 11-13 September 2017, is organised by the International Institute of Refrigeration and the UK’s Institute of Refrigeration and Institution of Mechanical Engineers. It will be held at City, University of London (pictured above).

The conference is a biennial forum where developments in air, gas, refrigeration compressors, vacuum pumps, expanders, related systems and components are discussed. The programme will include traditional keynote addresses, research papers, technical papers, podium paper discussions and a full Industry day, dedicated exclusively to topics of high importance to industry. Designers and manufacturers of compressors, expanders and systems, suppliers, end users and research organisations will be in attendance.

Authors are invited to submit abstracts and papers using Conftool. Authors can register here. Previous users of Conftool for previous conferences can use their existing log-in username and password.

All papers should be written and presented in English and should not have been presented or published at previous events. Authors are required to attend the conference to present their work.

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