refrigeration – TechConnect Briefs

3D printed energy efficient magnetocaloric cooling devices with controlled microchannels, functional grading and magnetic anisotropy

Sharma V., Balderson L., Barua R., Zhao H., Hadimani R.L., Virginia Commonwealth University, US

Air conditioning and refrigeration are regarded as one of the most energy-intensive technologies in demand today. Currently, 15% of the world's electric power is devoted to cooling, with that value increasing to 20% in the [...]

Smartcool Systems: Providing Smart Solutions for Energy Efficiency

Stanfield A., Smartcool Systems USA Inc., US

Smartcool Systems Inc. has developed the Energy Saving Module(TM) into an energy efficiency solution available worldwide for application in air conditioning and refrigeration systems. By expanding its distribution network to encompass every continent, Smartcool Systems [...]

Cooling and Power Conversion using Nanometer Gaps

Tavkhelidze A., Cox I., Cool Chips plc, UK

Our nanotech answer to these basic industrial processes is not to make very small turbines or compressors, but instead to take advantage of the physics that occurs at very small sizes. In this case, instead [...]