Elastocaloric effect

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Matrix context

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

Enumerated routes through this · 39 (showing 24)

• Bending-actuated NiTi elastocaloric air cooler1/2 est · demonstrated
• Regenerative elastocaloric heat pump1/2 est · demonstrated
• Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling3/4 est · same energy form
• Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat3/4 est · same energy form
• Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling3/4 est · extends a recorded pathway
• Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat3/4 est · extends a recorded pathway
• Mechanical vibration → Resonant vibration → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling3/4 est · candidate
• Mechanical vibration → Resonant vibration → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat3/4 est · candidate
• Vibration-driven elastocaloric cooler (proposed)3/4 est · candidate
• Mechanical vibration → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat3/4 est · candidate
• Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Temporal temperature change → Pyroelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work5/5 est · extends a recorded pathway
• Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling4/6 est · same energy form
• Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat4/6 est · same energy form
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling5/6 est · candidate
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat5/6 est · candidate
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling5/6 est · candidate
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat5/6 est · candidate
• Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling5/6 est · candidate
• Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat5/6 est · candidate
• Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Resonant vibration → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling5/6 est · extends a recorded pathway
• Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Resonant vibration → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat5/6 est · extends a recorded pathway
• Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling5/6 est · candidate
• Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat5/6 est · candidate
• Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling5/6 est · extends a recorded pathway

Cited sources · 4

1. [1]
   A. Kumar et al.. Vibration induced refrigeration using ferroelectric materials (2019)

   Scientific Reports 9, 3922 · doi:10.1038/s41598-019-40159-8 · record
2. [2]
   X. Li, S. Cheng, Q. Sun. A compact NiTi elastocaloric air cooler with low force bending actuation (2022)

   Applied Thermal Engineering 215, 118942 · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118942 · record
3. [3]
   J. Tušek et al.. A regenerative elastocaloric heat pump (2016)

   Nature Energy 1, 16134 · doi:10.1038/nenergy.2016.134 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
4. [4]
   X. Moya, S. Kar-Narayan, N. D. Mathur. Caloric materials near ferroic phase transitions (2014)

   Nature Materials 13, 439–450 · doi:10.1038/nmat3951 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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