Is Barocaloric an Eco-Friendly Technology? A TEWI Comparison with Vapor Compression under Different Operation Modes

Barocaloric is a solid-state not-in-kind technology, for cooling and heat pumping, rising as an alternative to the vapor compression systems. The former is based on solid-state refrigerants and the latter on fluid ones. The reference thermodynamical cycle is called active barocaloric regenerative re...

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Main Authors: Ciro Aprea, Adriana Greco, Angelo Maiorino, Claudia Masselli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Climate
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/7/9/115