conventional vapor compression refrigeration technology for household applications. Such
technologies are sought to provide energy savings or other environmental benefits for space
conditioning, water heating and refrigeration for domestic use. These alternative
technologies include: thermoacoustic refrigeration, thermoelectric refrigeration,
thermotunneling, magnetic refrigeration, Stirling cycle refrigeration, pulse tube refrigeration …
This paper presents a review of the next generation not-in-kind technologies to replace
conventional vapor compression refrigeration technology for household applications. Such
technologies are sought to provide energy savings or other environmental benefits for space
conditioning, water heating and refrigeration for domestic use. These alternative
technologies include: thermoacoustic refrigeration, thermoelectric refrigeration,
thermotunneling, magnetic refrigeration, Stirling cycle refrigeration, pulse tube refrigeration …