The use of the conventional air-source heat pump for residential
space conditioning has increased dramatically over the past decade.
Historically these units have been designed as air conditioners which
could also be used to provide heating. However, for the climatic
region of the Western Pacific Northwest (the geographic region west...
Miniature energy and chemical systems (MECS) are miniature thermal, fluid, and chemical devices in the mesoscale size range between a sugar cube and a human fist. MECS take advantage of improved rates of mass and heat transfer that have been observed at the microscale. There are many potential applications for...