Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition, November 17-22, 2002, New Orleans,Louisiana. Annual compilation of 39 full-length,peer-reviewedtechnical papers covering the following topics: Thermodynamics andthe Design, Analysis, and Improvement of Energy Systems:fundamentals of thermodynamics; fuel cell and hydrogentechnologies; applied thermodynamics; thermodynamics of power andprocess plants; thermodynamics of energy systems and theenvironment. Application of Heat Pumps and Refrigeration Systems:fluid mechanics and heat transfer in positive displacementcompressors; heat actuated sorption and dessicant heat pumps; heatand mass transfer in heat pump/refrigeration cycles; emerging andnew technologies for heat pump and refrigeration cycles and CHP:Combined Cooling, Heating and Power. Direct Thermal EnergyConversion/Thermal Management Technologies and Systems. @By:Srinivas Garimella, et al