Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Heating and Cooling by Reverse Cycle Engines: State of the Art -- 1.1. Vapor compression refrigerators and heat pumps -- 1.1.1. Operation principle of closed-circuit refrigeration installation: definitions -- 1.1.2. Actual cycle with superheating and subcooling -- 1.1.3. Special cycles -- 1.1.4. Heat output settings -- 1.2. Systems driven by thermal energy -- 1.2.1. Principle of thermodynamic operation -- 1.2.2. Absorption chillers -- 1.2.3. Ejection machines -- 1.3. References -- Chapter 2. Entropy and Exergy Analyses Applied to Reverse Cycles -- 2.1. Definition of the study system and objectives -- 2.2. Energy analysis -- 2.2.1. Steady-state system-wide analyses -- 2.2.2. A system-wide analysis: power or energy? -- 2.2.3. Component-scale energy analysis -- 2.3. Entropy analysis -- 2.3.1. Second law of thermodynamics: an entropic power balance -- 2.3.2. Reversible upper limit: Carnot engines -- 2.3.3. Component-scale entropy analysis -- 2.3.4. Phenomenon-scale entropy analysis: two-phase flows with heat transfer and phase change -- 2.4. Exergy analysis -- 2.4.1. From the concept of exergy to proposed definitions -- 2.4.2. Mathematical definitions of exergy -- 2.4.3. Exergy analysis of reverse cycle engines -- 2.5. Case study for exergy analysis -- 2.5.1. Refrigerator with cooled compression and recovery of heat rejected -- 2.5.2. Heat pump running on CO2 with or without an ejector -- 2.6. References -- Chapter 3. Thermodynamics and Optimization of Reverse Cycle Engines -- 3.1. Reverse cycle engines according to equilibrium thermodynamics: reminders of the concepts -- 3.2. Receiving engines in the presence of internal irreversibilities -- 3.3. The Carnot refrigerator according to finite-time thermodynamics.

3.4. The reverse cycle Carnot engine model according to finite physical dimensions thermodynamics (FPDT) -- 3.4.1. Model of a Carnot engine with thermal conductances -- 3.4.2. Immediate extensions of the model with thermal conductances -- 3.5. Generalization of the reverse cycle Carnot engine model according to FPDT -- 3.6. Latest advances in a reverse cycle Carnot engine model -- 3.6.1. Energy model -- 3.6.2. Minimizing the energy expenditure of the Carnot refrigerator (power) -- 3.6.3. The modified Chambadal refrigerator -- 3.6.4. The modified Curzon-Ahlborn refrigerator -- 3.7. Extension of finite physical dimensions thermodynamics to two complex systems -- 3.7.1. Complex two-reservoir systems -- 3.7.2. Some comments on reverse cycle engines with three and four reservoirs -- 3.8. Some conclusions and perspectives -- 3.9. References -- Chapter 4. Scientific and Technological Challenges of Thermal Compression Refrigerating Systems -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Kinetics and dynamics -- heat and mass transfers in thermal compression engines -- 4.2.1. Absorption theory and design elements of absorbers -- 4.2.2. Adsorption theory and dimensioning elements of adsorbers and reverse cycle adsorption engines -- 4.2.3. Issues associated with transfer kinetics and resistance -- 4.3. Technological challenges in component design -- 4.3.1. Fluid pair -- 4.3.2. Absorber -- 4.3.3. Adsorber -- 4.3.4. Evaporator -- 4.3.5. Coupling of components: the evapo-absorber -- 4.4. Risks associated with liquid-solid phase transition phenomena -- 4.4.1. Crystallization -- 4.4.2. Freezing -- 4.5. Conclusion -- 4.6. References -- Chapter 5. Magnetocaloric Refrigeration: Principle and Applications -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Magnetic refrigeration -- 5.2.1. Overview -- 5.2.2. The magnetocaloric effect -- 5.2.3. Magneto-thermodynamic cycles -- 5.2.4. Magnetocaloric materials.

5.3. Numerical models -- 5.3.1. Numerical models of magnetocaloric regenerators -- 5.3.2. Recent numerical models -- 5.4. Applications -- 5.4.1. Prototypes -- 5.4.2. Future applications -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 5.6. References -- Chapter 6. Thermoelectric Systems as an Alternative to Reverse Cycle Engines -- 6.1. Thermoelectricity fundamentals -- 6.1.1. Transport of charge and heat -- 6.1.2. Thermoelectric effects -- 6.1.3. Main lines of research -- 6.2. Implementation and performance analysis -- 6.2.1. Implementation of thermoelectric modules -- 6.2.2. Performance analysis of thermoelectric modules -- 6.2.3. Intrinsic performance of thermoelectric systems -- 6.2.4. Optimal module design -- 6.2.5. Overall performance of thermoelectric systems -- 6.2.6. Thermodynamic analysis of irreversibilities -- 6.2.7. Integration and management -- 6.3. Applications -- 6.3.1. Cooling of electronic and optical components -- 6.3.2. Domestic refrigerator -- 6.3.3. Building applications: air conditioning, room cooling -- 6.3.4. Automotive cooling -- 6.3.5. Autonomous solar cooling -- 6.4. References -- List of Authors -- Index -- EULA.