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TT-0056
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By harvesting the unique phase transformation latent heat of shape memory alloys, the elastocaloric effect is utilized and developed into cooling/heating modules like fridges and air conditioners. This green technology revolutionizes the conventional refrigeration technology that has used harmful refrigerants for decades.
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Compared with the conventional vapor-compression cooling, our elastocaloric cooling technology has the following advantages. Completely avoid the usage of greenhouse gas refrigerants. Use solid shape memory alloys instead
Save electricity consumption and the related carbon emission by at least 10%
The cooling core material (shape memory alloy) is a typical smart material and is 100% recyclable
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