New material for more ecological, efficient and economic refrigeration systems
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 23:11
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers in Spain and Germany have developed a new solid material that produces a caloric effect under hydrostatic pressure (solid-state barocaloric effect). The work was carried out using a high-pressure system. The research was inspired by guidelines in the Kyoto protocol on renewing current refrigeration systems based on the compression of harmful gases.