Suxin Qian

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review of key issues related to achieving a successful elastocaloric cooling system is presented, where the basic and advanced thermodynamic cycles are presented based on analogy from other solid-state cooling technologies.

TL;DR: In this paper, the use of a localized molten environment and near-eutectic mixing of elemental powders has led to the formation of nanocomposite microstructures composed of a nickel-rich intermetallic compound interspersed among a binary alloy matrix.

TL;DR: This work has created thermodynamically efficient, low-hysteresis elastocaloric cooling materials by means of additive manufacturing of nickel-titanium by enabling distinct microstructure control of high-performance metallic refrigerants with long fatigue life.

TL;DR: A systematic method is developed to visualize the contributions to the coefficient of performance (COP) from materials (working fluids) level to the system level as a function of temperature lifts, and its variation with the system temperature lift reveals the intrinsic potential applications for each NIK cooling technology.

TL;DR: In this article, a fin-coated heat exchanger was adopted for a sorption bed to quicken the charging process and the energy and exergy performance of adsorption storage system was studied experimentally for residential application.