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Continuous and efficient elastocaloric air cooling by coil-bending

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  • Xueshi Li

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon)

  • Peng Hua

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon
    HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Futian, Shenzhen)

  • Qingping Sun

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon
    HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Futian, Shenzhen)

Abstract

Elastocaloric cooling has emerged as an eco-friendly technology capable of eliminating greenhouse-gas refrigerants. However, its development is limited by the large driving force and low efficiency in uniaxial loading modes. Here, we present a low-force and energy-efficient elastocaloric air cooling approach based on coil-bending of NiTi ribbons/wires. Our air cooler achieves continuous cold outlet air with a temperature drop of 10.6 K and a specific cooling power of 2.5 W g−1 at a low specific driving force of 26 N g−1. Notably, the cooler shows a system coefficient of performance of 3.7 (ratio of cooling power to rotational mechanical power). These values are realized by the large specific heat transfer area (12.6 cm2 g−1) and the constant cold zone of NiTi wires. Our coil-bending system exhibits a competitive performance among caloric air coolers.

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  • Xueshi Li & Peng Hua & Qingping Sun, 2023. "Continuous and efficient elastocaloric air cooling by coil-bending," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-43611-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43611-6
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