The Industrial Refrigeration Consortium (IRC) is a research and technology center formed through a collaborative effort between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and industry. This non-profit technology center headquartered in the College of Engineering at the UW–Madison has a simple mission: to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and productivity of industrial refrigeration systems.
The IRC pursues its mission by conducting applied research, delivering knowledge transfer, and providing technical assistance. Although their efforts are focused on industrial refrigeration systems that utilize anhydrous ammonia, they also work with systems that use other refrigerants.
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