Publications

 

Gigiel, A.J. (1979).   The development of a commercial electrical stimulator.   (abstract) J. Sci. Fd Agric. 30, 1105.

Holt, B.W., Cuthbertson, A. & Gigiel, A.J. (1980).  The MEDAL Electrical  Stimulation Unit.  Proc. 26th Meeting of European Meat Research Workers.

Gigiel, A.J. (1983).   Low Voltage Electrical Stimulation.   Meat Hygienist 38, 17-20.

James, S.J., Gigiel, A.J.  & Hudson, W.R. (1983).  The  ultra-rapid chilling of pork.  Meat Science 8.

Gigiel, A.J. & James, S.J. (1983).  The refrigeration aspects of rapid pork processing.  IIR 16th Int. Cong. C2-453, 182-188.

Gigiel, A.J. (1984).  The measurement of the performance of refrigeration plant.  Proc. Inst. of Refrig. 7.2-7.8.

Gigiel, A.J.  & James, S.J. (1984).  Electrical stimulation and ultra-rapid chilling of pork.  Meat Science 11.  1-12.

Gigiel, A.J. (1984).  Energy consumption and weight loss in pig chilling.  Proc. 30th Meeting of Meat Research Workers, Bristol, 9-14 September 1984..

Gigiel, A.J. (1985).  Chilling hot boned meat with carbon dioxide.  Int. J. Refrig. 8, 91-96.

Gigiel, A.J., Swain, M.V. & James, S.J. (1985).  Effects of chilling hot boned meat with solid carbon dioxide.  J. Fd Tech. 20, 615-622.

Swain, M.V., Gigiel, A.J. & James, S.J. (1986).  Carbon dioxide chilling of hot boned meat.  Proc. 'Meat Chilling 86', Bristol UK, IIR Commission C2.  .

Collett, P. & Gigiel, A.J. (1986).  Energy usage and weight loss in beef and pork chilling.  Proc. Int. Inst. of Refrig. Commission C2.  Meat Chilling 86.

Gigiel, A.J. (1986).  Micros used to measure the performance of refrigeration plant.  Proc. Inst. of Refrig. (SW) - Micros in refrigeration.

James, S.J. & Gigiel, A.J. (1986).  Bacon tempering. Proc. Meat Thawing/Tempering and Product Quality.   FRI-B Subject Day.

Gigiel, A.J. (1987).  Chilling meat at mobile abattoirs.   Proc. III Central American and Caribbean Symposium on Meat Processing.

Gigiel, A.J. (1987).   Refrigeration efficiency.   Proc. Inst. Chem. Eng.   Engineering innovation in the food industry.

Gigiel, A.J.  and Creed, P.G. (1987).   The effect of air speed and carcass weight on the cooling rates and weight losses from goat carcasses.   Int. J. Refrig. 10, 305-306.

Gigiel, A.J.  and Badran, R. (1988).   The chilling and storage of pig carcasses using high humidity air as produced by an ice bank chiller.    Int. J. Refrig. 11, 100-104.

Brown, T. Gigiel, A.J., Swain, M.V.L. and Higgins. J.A. (1988).   Immersion chilling of hot-cut vacuum packed pork primals.   Meat Science, 22, 173-188.

Gigiel, A.J., Butler, F. and Hudson, W.  (1988).   Alternative methods of pig chilling.   Meat Science, 26, 67-83.

James, S.J., Gigiel, A.J., Brown, T. and Bailey, C. (1988).    A comparison of ultra rapid and immersion chilling of pork.   IIR  Cold chains in economic perspective.  Wageningen, Holland.

James, S.J., Gigiel, A.J. and Bailey, C. (1988).   Alternative methods for the primary chilling of pork carcasses.   IIR Refrigeration for food and people, Brisbane.

James, S.J. and Gigiel, A.J. (1988).   New and novel refrigeration systems for meat.   In Engineering Advances for Agriculture and Food.   Ed. S.W.R. Cox.   1988 50th Anniv. Jubilee Conf. Inst. of Agric. Eng.

Gigiel, A.J. (1988).   Improved energy efficiency in food processing.   In 'Engineering Advances for Agriculture and Food.',   Ed. S.W.R. Cox.   Butterworths, London.

Gigiel, A.J. (1988).   Chiller design.   Proc. Meat Chilling.   IFR-BL subject day.

Gigiel, A.J., Collett, P. and James, S.J. (1989).   Fast and slow chilling in a commercial chiller and the effect of operational factors on weight loss.   Int. J. of Refrig.  12, 338-349.

Gigiel, A.J. (1989).   Air as a refrigerant.   Proc. Addressing the CFC challenge.   Inst. of Refrig. and CIBSE, London.

Fisher, A.V., Gigiel, A.J., Nute, G.R. & Swain, M.L.V. (1989).   Interrelations between beef carcass type, Chilling rate and weight loss, and meat quality.    Proc. of the 98th meeting of the British Society of Animal Production, Scarborough, 13-15 March 1989.

Gigiel, A.J. and Collett, P. (1990).   Energy consumption, rate of cooling and weight loss in beef chilling in UK slaughter houses.   J. Fd Eng. 10, 255-273.

James, S.J. & Gigiel, A.J. (1990).   Collecting and interpreting temperature data.   Environmental Health, 98, 92-95.

Gigiel, A.J. & Holder, D.  (1990).   New processes for the reduction of energy consumption and water evaporation during meat chilling.   Proc. 'Energy Innovation and the Agro-Food Industry',   Amiens, France.   21-23 March 1990.

Gigiel A.J.    Is Air Viable Alternative Refrigerant?  AIRAH Journal.                                                 1990.

Gigiel, A.J. (1991).   Secondary chilling of meat during storage and distribution.   MLC executive brewfing, Meat Strategies.   Daventary July 1991.

Gigiel, A.J. (1992).   Avoiding problems in temperature control.   Proc. Chilled food : Temperature legislation and measurement.    FRPERC Subject day.

Gigiel, A.J. (1992).   Diligent cooling of products.   Proc. Due Dilligence and the chill chain.    FRPERC Subject day.

Gigiel, A.J. and James, S.J. (1992).   Effect of legislation on the cold chain   Proc. Current and Future UK and EC Food Industry Directives.    IMechE  Food Engineering, London 1992.

Gigiel, A.J. and James, S.J. (1992).   An introduction to immersion, spray and evaporative cooling and heating techniques.   FRPERC Subject day.

Gigiel, A.J. and James, S.J. (1992).   Effect of legislation on the cold chain.   Current and future UK and EC food industry directives.  IMechE food engineering committee.

Gigiel, A.J. (1992).   Measurement of refrigeration performance.   Proc. Engineering services for food factories.    I MechE London 1993.

Holder, D.M. and Gigiel, A.J. (1992).   The energy consumption in meat plants with slaughterhouses.   Proc. Food engineering in a computer climate.   IChemE Symposium Series No 126,   Cambridge April 1992.

Brown, T., Chourouzidis, K.S. and Gigiel, A.J.   (1992).    Spray chilling of lamb carcasses.   Meat Sci.  34, 311-325.

Gigiel, A. (1992).   Beef Chilling - Factors affecting quality, weight loss and energy consumption.   IIR Cold92 Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Gigiel, A. (1992).   Spray Chilling.   IIR Cold92 Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Gigiel, A. (1992).   Air as a replacement for CFC refrigerants.   IIR Cold92 Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Gigiel, A.J. (1993).   Optimising chill cabinet design.   Silsoe Research Institute  workshop,  Applications of  CFD for food and horticulture   November 1993.

Gigiel, A.J. (1993).   Effect of legislation on the cold chain   Proc. Current and Future UK and EC Food Industry Directives.    IMechE  Food Engineering, London 1992.

Gigiel, A.J. (1994).   Thawing techniques   Proc.  Campinas SP, Brazil   1994.

Gigiel, A.J. (1994).   Weight loss during chilling   Proc.  Campinas SP, Brazil   1994.

Gigiel, A.J. and Brown, T., Holder,D.M., Fitt.P.& Evans,J. (1994).   Air plant- Back to the Future.   Green solutions in action.  Special supplement to Refrigeration and  Air Conditioning

Gigiel, A.J. and Brown, T. (1994).   Using air as the ultimate green refrigerant.   Proc.  XIV International home economics and consumer studies research conference, People, population and products,  Sheffield.  1994.

Gigiel, A.J., Swain, M.J. and James, S.J. (1994).   The use of computational fluid dynamics modelling in air flow problems in the food industry.   ACOFOP III Paris, 25 and 26 October 1994.

Gigiel, A.J. (1994).   Air cycle refrigeration developments.   Proc. Developments in food processing and preservation.    IMechE London 1994.

Gigiel, A.J. (1994).   Air as a green refrigerant.   in Meat and Refrigeration: New Developments.   Int Inst Refrig Paris 1994.

Gigiel, A.J. and Brown, T., Holder,D.M. & James,S.J. (1994).   The potential of air cycle refrigeration in food processing.   Proc. University of Bath.

Gigiel, A.J. (1994).   Reducing weight loss during lamb chilling.  IMechE Food Engineering Update 1994.

Gigiel, A.J. (1994).   Optimising the design of conventional carcass chillers.   in Meat and Refrigeration: New Developments.   Int Inst Refrig Paris 1994.

Gigiel, A.J., Douglas, A., Fawcett, R., Lewis, M. and Watson, M (1994).   Improving the domestic refrigerator.   Proc.Inst.Refrig. 1993-4. 2-1 to 8.

Holder, D. M.,  Brown, T. and Gigiel, A. (1994).   Environmentally benign air cycle heat pump and refrigeration systems.   Part 2 : Preliminary experimental data.   IIR New applications of natural working fluids in refrigeration and air conditioning.    Hannover, Germany.

Gigiel, A.J., Holder, D.M., and Brown, T. (1995).  The effects of water and icing on the performance of air cycle systems - problems and solutions.   Proc. 19th International Congress of Refrigeration, The Hague, August 1995.

Brown, T.,  Holder, D. M. and Gigiel, A. (1995).   Safety of air cycle refrigeration and heat pump systems.   IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, The Hague, August 1995.

Van der Sluis, S.M., Gigiel, A.J  and Elefsen, F. (1995).   Energy labelling of refrigerated display cases.   Proc. 19th International Congress of Refrigeration, The Hague, August 1995.

Gigiel, A. (1996).  Air cycle refrigeration.   Proc Inst. Refrigeration 92, 45-54.

Foster, A., Philips, I. and Gigiel, A. (1995).   The effect of the number of shelves on the energy consumption of refrigerated display cases.   Proc. Computational fluid dynamics for Food processing,  Chipping Campden. 1995.

Gigiel, A.J. (1995).   Energy Consumption of Refrigeration in Retail Stores   Proc. Inst.R.South West Branch.  Oct 1995.

Gigiel, A.J. (1995).   Air - For reefer boxes and reefer trucks .   Intermodal 95, October 1995 Amsterdam.

Andrew Gigiel, Tim Brown, Dave Holder, and Peter Fitt (1995).   Air Cycle Heat Pump and Refrigeration Systems.   IIR Bulletin 95-4.

Andrew Gigiel (1996).   Using air as the ultimate green refrigerant.   New developments in meat refrigeration, ECCEAMST.

Andrew Gigiel (1996).   Optimising the design of conventional carcass chillers.   New developments in meat refrigeration, ECCEAMST.

Andrew Gigiel (1996).   Air Cycle Heat Pump and Refrigeration Applications in the Food and Drink Industries.   Int Cong Elect Applications Birmingham June 1996.

Andrew Gigiel (1996).   Air Cycles in food processing.       Danone Workshop on Food Freezing,   ENSIA, Massy.    September 1996.

Gigiel, A.J., Gibbs, R., Butler, D. and. Dave Holder, D. (1996).   Air cycle technologies for building services.   Applications for Natural Refrigerants ‘96,   IIR Commissions B1, B2, E1, E2, Aarhus Denmark, September 1996.

Gigiel, A.J. (1997).   Predicting food temperatures in refrigerated transport.   Proc.  Inst of Refrig, 93, 76-89.

Gigiel, A.(1997).   The future of meat refrigeration   Meat Refrigeration – Why and How University of Bristol.

Gigiel, A. (1998).   Air cycle refrigeration – a brief review.   7th congress on engineering and food (ICEF7).  F21 – F24.

Gigiel A. (1998).   Modelling the thermal response of foods in refrigerated transport.   IIF-IIR commission D1, D2/3. Cambridge.

Ketteringham, L.P., Gigiel, A. and Foster A.M., (1998).   “The benefits of heat transfer modelling in immersion cooling of cook-chill food products in trays for extending experimental data and predicting process improvements”,     1998.

Gigiel, A.J,  James,S.J, and Evans,J.A. (1998).   Controlling temperature during distribution and retail. Proceedings of the 3rd Karlsruhe Nutrition Symposium, "European Research towards Safer and Better Food", 18-20 October 1998. 284-292.

Gigiel, A.J  and James,S.J. (1998).   Modelling chilled food transportation.   IIR Commission C2, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Gigiel A. (1998).   Introduction to chilling - VFC-beef. "Very Fast Chilling in Beef.  1. Primortem and the Chilling Process." (ed. K-O. Honikel). CT94-1881.  ISBN 0-86292-470-7.

S.L Russell,  A.J Gigiel and S.J James (1998).  Progress in the use of air cycle

technology in food refrigeration and especially retail display.   In

Advances in the Refrigeration Systems, Food Technologies and Cold Chain,

Ed.: K. Fikiin, IIR Proceedings Series "Refrigeration Science and

Technology”, 1998/6, Sofia (Bulgaria), pp.137-145.

Swain, M.L., Gigiel, A. and Limpens, G (1998). Textural effect of chilling hot Longissimus dorsi muscle with solid CO2. Meat Science 51, 363-370.

Gigiel, A.J.   (1998).   Prediction of Food Temperatures in Refrigerated Transport Vehicles.   European Food and Drink Review, Spring 1998.  P23 – 25.

Gigiel, A.J,   (1988).   Guidance for the home user.   A Practical Guide to the Cold Chain from Factory to Consumer. (ed. R.L. Fuller)  European Union FAIR Programme Concerted Action CT96-1180 Report 1.

Gigiel, A.J, Russell, S.L. and Butler, D.J.G. (2000).   Heating and Cooling of Buildings with Air Cycles.   Proc.  Inst of Refrig. 1999-00. 6-1 to 6-15.

Cox N., Gigiel A., Pearson A.B. Campbell N., Heap R.D. Report on the debate 'That hydrocarbons will totally supersede halocarbon refrigerants by the year 2015'. AIRAH Journal.   1999.

Russell, S. L, Gigiel A. and James S. J (2000) Using Air Cycle Technology in Retail Display, Proceedings of IChemE Food & Drink 2000. ISBN 0 85295 438 7.

Russell, S., Gigiel, A, James S.J. (2000) Development of a Fluidised Bed Food Freezing System that can use Air Cycle Technology. Proceedings of IChemE Food & Drink 2000. ISBN 0 85295 438 7.

Gigiel, A, and Ketteringham, L (2001).   Production of design data for rapid cooling processes using mathematical models.   IIR Commission C2, Bristol, UK,  Rapid Cooling.

Gigiel, A, and Russell, S. (2001).   A comparison between air cycle and conventional freezing  .   IIR Commission C2, Bristol, UK,  Rapid Cooling.

Gigiel, A.J, Russell,S.L. and Butler, D.J.G. (2001).   Heating and Cooling of Buildings with Air Cycles.   Proc.  Journal of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating. 55 No8, August, 2001.

Gigiel, A., Evans, J. and Hammond, E. (2001).   Practical development of refrigerator circuits for small commercial and domestic refrigerators and freezers.   Proc. Inst. R. 2001-02. 1-1 to 1-12.

S.L Russell,  A.J Gigiel and S.J James (2001).  Progress in the use of air cycle technology in food refrigeration and especially retail display.   Proc.  Journal of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating,  55, No 11, p 20-23, 2001.

Andrew Gigiel et Steve Russell (2001).   Le cycle a air appliqué a la congelation d’aliments.   Revue Generale du Froid, November 2001, No 1018, p44-48.

Brown, T., Gigiel, A. J., Swain, M. V. L. & James, C. (2003).    Practical

investigations of two-stage bacon tempering.  International Journal of

Refrigeration. Vol. 26:6, pp690-697.

Andrew Gigiel, (in print).    Safety testing of domestic refrigerators using flammable refrigerants.  International Journal of Refrigeration.

Popular Articles

Winstanley, M. & Gigiel, A.J.  (1980).   High or low voltage ES?   Meat, November/December 1980, 19-23.

Gigiel, A.J. and Peck, G. (1984).   Thousands can be saved in chillers.   Meat Industry, 57, 8, 30.

Winstanley, M. & Gigiel, A.J. (1987).  CO2 could aid meat production in developing countries. AFRC News, February 1986, p6.

Winstanley, M. & Gigiel, A.J.  (1987).   Bacon:  The importance of temperature control.   Food Manufacture, February 1987.   p39.

Winstanley, M. & Gigiel, A.J.  (1988).   Cutting equipment comes under the camera.   Meat Manufacturing, April 1988, p34.

Winstanley, M. & Gigiel, A.J.  (1988).   Measuring Efficiency.   Food Processing, May 1988, p42.

Winstanley, M. & Gigiel, A.J.  (1989).   Environmentally friendly refrigeration.   AFRC News,   February 1989,  p14.

Gigiel, A.J.  (1990).   Air as a refrigerant.   ACR Today, 1, 30-33.

Gigiel, A. (1993).   Measurement of refrigeration performance.   Food Engineering Update.   IMechE Issue 2 1993 p18-22.

Gigiel, A. (1994).   Reducing weight loss during lamb chilling.   Food Engineering Update.   IMechE Issue 3 1994 .