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 ...

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 ...

When we think of chillers, we generally think of the systems that are designed to do the heavy lifting when it comes to cooling large facilities — retail stores, office towers, shopping malls, airport ...

The rising demand for cooling worldwide comes with significant energy consumption and environmental concerns. Traditional ...

Cascade refrigeration systems represent a critical advancement in thermal management, particularly in applications requiring ultra‐low temperatures. These systems employ multiple refrigeration cycles ...

Adding salt to a road before a winter storm changes when ice will form. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have applied this basic concept ...

This year marks the bicentenary of the birth of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin. You could be forgiven for having missed it — celebrations have been nonexistent — but in his day, Kelvin was revered. His ...