This paper reports an experimental investigation using adaptive control in a refrigeration system. This system is composed basically of a semi-hermetic compressor, concentric tubes heat exchangers, ...

Abstract: Food preservation is going to be a key need for long term human space flight and vapor compression cooling technology is considered to be a leading enabler to preserve food. This research ...

The objects filling our homes rarely prompt consideration of their origins. Each item, from the coffee maker brewing your morning cup to the mattress supporting your nightly rest, emerged from ...

The state of Santa Catarina (Brazil) presents favorable conditions for oyster farming, characterized by an appropriate regime of sea temperatures, and the abundance of nutrients provided by the South ...

Researchers at the Hebei University of Technology in China have designed a solar photovoltaic direct-drive refrigeration system with low energy consumption for high heat-flux electronic device cooling ...

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Direct discharge of waste heat from internal combustion engines (ICEs) is unfavorable for the efficient and clean fuel utilization. Here, a novel combined absorption-compression cascade refrigeration ...

Low condenser subcooling; Low condenser split; High evaporator superheat; High compressor superheat; and Low amp draw. The above checklist shows a 215°F compressor discharge temperature, but the ...

Despite continual development over more than two centuries there is still great scope for significant development in the realms of mechanical cooling and heating. This paper reviews the nature of the ...