this is justin, i think dr. west want us to look into thermoelectrics as the cooling system.
heres a website that talks about thermoelectrics: http://www.tellurex.com/12most.html
the basic idea of thermoelectrics is the Peltier effect, when an electric current flows through a conductor, 1 side of the conductor will absorb heat while the other side releases heat.
-justin
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I was looking at this earlier in the week and from the information that I looked at, including the link you provided, it seems like thermoelectrics have low efficiencies compared to compressor type refrigeration (10-15% for thermoelectrics compared to 40-60% with a compressor style refrigeration). Let me know if you find anything showing the use of thermoelectrics in refrigerating large spaces.
ReplyDeleteTE's don't have good lift (dT) capabilities either.
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