The Prospects of Alternatives to Vapor Compression Technology for Space Cooling and Food Refrigeration Applications [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 621.31 Generation, modification, storage, transmission of electric power
• Thông tin xuất bản: Richland, Wash. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2010
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• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 257010
• Chủ đề: 1. 30 direct energy conversion; 2. 32 energy conservation, consumption, and utilization; 3. Air conditioning; 4. Comparative evaluations; 5. Compression; 6. Food; 7. Refrigeration; 8. Thermionics; 9. Vapor compression refrigeration cycle

Tóm tắt

Five alternatives to vapor compression technology were qualitatively evaluated to determine their prospects for being better than vapor compression for space cooling and food refrigeration applications. The results of the assessment are summarized in the report. Overall, thermoacoustic and magnetic technologies were judged to have the best prospects for competing with vapor compression technology, with thermotunneling, thermoelectric, and thermionic technologies trailing behind in that order.