The proposed system has so far provided low exergy levels, but its costs are much lower than those of conventional vapor compression refrigeration technologies.

Modern refrigeration processes comprise a wide variety of highly advanced techniques to remove heat from an enclosed space. These methods range from vapor compression and vapor absorption ...

Refrigeration is the process in which heat is transferred from one place to another under controlled conditions. There are certain different ways of transferring the heat. It is usually done by ...

Academics from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa have designed a PV-powered integrated heat pump and cooling system to heat up food and refrigerate drinks. The system uses a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 24, 2015 -- Move over, vapor compression cooling technology. Emerging "elastocaloric" refrigeration is potentially much more efficient and, unlike vapor compression, relies on ...