DOMELRE
DOMELRE (sabbreviation of DOMestic ELectric REfrigerator) as the the first mass-produced small refrigeration system, invented and patented by Frederick William Wolf Jr. (1879-1954) in 1913 and produced since 1914 by Wolf's Mechanical Refrigerator Company in Chicago (several hundred units were made).[1][2][3][4] Fred Heideman was also invented in the unit's design.[4] Also labelled as the "first electrical refrigerator",[2] It has been described as "revolutionary" in the history of domestic refrigeration.[5] The unit replaced the block of ice in the icebox with the electrical-powered cooling device.[4]
References
- ^ Nagengast, Bernard (2007). "Re-Inventing the Wheel in HVAC&R Technology: History Does Repeat!". ASHRAE Transactions. 113 (1): 186–191.
- ^ a b "DOMELRE First Electric Refrigerator | ashrae.org". www.ashrae.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Air Conditioning and Refrigeration History - part 3 - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century". www.greatachievements.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ a b c Nagengast, Bernard (2004). "Electric refrigerators vital contribution to households". ASHRAE Journal. 46 (11): 11–16.
- ^ Nagengast, Bernard (2000-05-01). "It's a Cool Story". Mechanical Engineering. 122 (05): 56–63. doi:10.1115/1.2000-MAY-3. ISSN 0025-6501.
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