Electrocaloric Refrigeration using Multi-Layers of Electrocaloric Material Films and Thermal Switches

Authors :: Katsuaki Shirai
Shigeki Hirasawa
Tsuyoshi Kawanami
Source :: Heat Transfer Engineering. 39:1091-1099
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2017.
Abstract: The electrocaloric effect in thin films of electrocaloric material has the potential to be used for efficient cooling systems. We numerically calculated the effect of the parameters in electrocalor...

Subjects :: 010302 applied physics
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Materials science
Mechanical Engineering
Refrigeration
Thermodynamics
02 engineering and technology
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Condensed Matter Physics
01 natural sciences
0103 physical sciences
Thermal
Electrocaloric effect
Thin film
Composite material
0210 nano-technology

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