Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit
Radiative cooling technologies can passively gain lower temperature than that of ambient surroundings without consuming electricity, which has emerged as potential alternatives to traditional cooling methods. However, the limitations in daytime radiation intensity with a net cooling power of less th...
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| author | Houze Yao Huhu Cheng Qihua Liao Xuanzhang Hao Kaixuan Zhu Yajie Hu Liangti Qu |
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| description | Radiative cooling technologies can passively gain lower temperature than that of ambient surroundings without consuming electricity, which has emerged as potential alternatives to traditional cooling methods. However, the limitations in daytime radiation intensity with a net cooling power of less than 150 W·m−2 have hindered progress toward commercial practicality. Here, we report an integrated radiative and evaporative chiller (IREC) based on polyacrylamide hydrogels combined with an upper layer of breathable poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) fibers, which achieves a record high practical average daytime cooling power of 710 W·m−2. The breathable fiber layer has an average emissivity of over 76% in the atmospheric window, while reflecting 90% of visible light. This IREC possesses effective daytime radiative cooling while simultaneously ensuring evaporative cooling capability, enhancing daytime passive cooling effectively. As a result, IREC presents the practicability for both personal cooling managements and industrial auxiliary cooling applications. An IREC-based patch can assist in cooling human body by 13 °C low for a long term and biocompatible use, and IREC can maintain the temperature of industrial storage facilities such as oil tanks at room temperature even under strong sunlight irradiation. This work delivers the highest performance daytime passive cooling by simultaneous infrared radiation and water evaporation, and provides a new perspective for developing highly efficient, scalable, and affordable passive cooling strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f183c447e8c4afd880eb12958a584952023-06-19T04:00:12ZengTsinghua University PressNano Research Energy2791-00912790-81192023-06-0122e9120060e912006010.26599/NRE.2023.9120060Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limitHouze Yao0Huhu Cheng1Qihua Liao2Xuanzhang Hao3Kaixuan Zhu4Yajie Hu5Liangti Qu6State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaRadiative cooling technologies can passively gain lower temperature than that of ambient surroundings without consuming electricity, which has emerged as potential alternatives to traditional cooling methods. However, the limitations in daytime radiation intensity with a net cooling power of less than 150 W·m−2 have hindered progress toward commercial practicality. Here, we report an integrated radiative and evaporative chiller (IREC) based on polyacrylamide hydrogels combined with an upper layer of breathable poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) fibers, which achieves a record high practical average daytime cooling power of 710 W·m−2. The breathable fiber layer has an average emissivity of over 76% in the atmospheric window, while reflecting 90% of visible light. This IREC possesses effective daytime radiative cooling while simultaneously ensuring evaporative cooling capability, enhancing daytime passive cooling effectively. As a result, IREC presents the practicability for both personal cooling managements and industrial auxiliary cooling applications. An IREC-based patch can assist in cooling human body by 13 °C low for a long term and biocompatible use, and IREC can maintain the temperature of industrial storage facilities such as oil tanks at room temperature even under strong sunlight irradiation. This work delivers the highest performance daytime passive cooling by simultaneous infrared radiation and water evaporation, and provides a new perspective for developing highly efficient, scalable, and affordable passive cooling strategy.https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NRE.2023.9120060passive coolingevaporationradiative coolinghydrogel |
| spellingShingle | Houze Yao Huhu Cheng Qihua Liao Xuanzhang Hao Kaixuan Zhu Yajie Hu Liangti Qu Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit Nano Research Energy passive cooling evaporation radiative cooling hydrogel |
| title | Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit |
| title_full | Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit |
| title_fullStr | Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit |
| title_short | Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit |
| title_sort | integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit |
| topic | passive cooling evaporation radiative cooling hydrogel |
| url | https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NRE.2023.9120060 |
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