At the recent Consumer Electronics Show, Haier America introduced its “new alternative cooling system for wine cellars,” as reported by DigitalTrends.com. This technology “couples a solid-state chip that is 25 times lighter and 100 times smaller than other cooling compressors with H20/C02 heat exchange technology,” according to DigitalTrends.com. DigitalTrends.com also says … [Read more...]
Scientists Investigate New Metal Alloy System
A new study published in Scientific Reports by scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology investigates a metal alloy system that could lead to commercially viable magnetic refrigerants and environmentally friendly cooling technologies. "The materials use magnetic fields to change a refrigerant's temperature without the coolant gases associated with global warming. The … [Read more...]
Comparison of HPC and Telecom Data Center Cooling Methods by Operating and Capital Expense Extended Article
Dr. Alexander Yatskov Thermal Form & Function Inc. Introduction Current high-performance computing (HPC) and Telecom trends have shown that the number of transistors per chip has continued to grow in recent years, and data center cabinets have already surpassed 30 kW per cabinet (or 40.4 kW/m2) [1]. It is not an unreasonable assumption to expect that, in accordance … [Read more...]
Superconducting Refrigerator Cools via Tunneling Cascade
Researchers from Italy and France have proposed a new design for a superconducting refrigerator that uses a series of steps to more effectively cool objects down to temperatures near absolute zero. Conventional superconducting refrigerators rely a array of superconductors (S), normal metals (N) and tunnel barriers (I) that are arranged in a symmetric configuration (SINIS or … [Read more...]
New Magnetocaloric Material Could Lead to Greener Refrigerators
The recent discovery of a new magnetocaloric material with intriguing characteristics could lead to a greener method of cooling, potentially providing a more environmentally-friendly alternative to standard refrigeration. A joint team of researchers from Canada and Bulgaria have developed a new method of green cooling by identifying a multiferroic compound, HoMn2O5, that could … [Read more...]
