Elastocaloric refrigerators are a promising alternative to the vapor compression cycle because they do not require refrigerants with high global warming potential. However, these coolers have yet to ...

Renewable energies are interesting as an alternative and sustainable resource for air conditioning applications. But initial investment cost of equipment, whose employed for converting the renewable ...

Scientists in China have developed a PV-driven direct-drive refrigeration system for electronic device cooling. The proposed system has so far provided low exergy levels, but its costs are much lower ...

Vapor compression cycles are predominantly used in air-conditioning, heat pump and refrigeration equipment. A good understanding of transient behaviors of vapor compression systems is critical to ...

Phase transitions take place as heat (i.e., entropy) is exchanged between materials and the environment. When such processes are driven by pressure, the induced cooling effect is called the ...

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a hybrid-energy heat pump that seamlessly combines absorption and compression cycles using crystallization-free ionic liquids, improving efficiency and ...