Analysis of terbium thermodynamic characteristics for magnetic heat pump applications.

Author(s) : CHEN G. L., MEI V. C., CHEN F. C.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Based on molecular field theory, including the effect of the field-dependent nature of Neel temperature, the entropy, and the magnetocaloric effect in terbium have been calculated with the external field between 0 and 7 T. The calculated results are compared with the existing experimental measurements. The results are used to study the performance of heat pumps for the Carnot cycle, the constant field cycle, and the ideal regenerative cycle.

Details

  • Original title: Analysis of terbium thermodynamic characteristics for magnetic heat pump applications.
  • Record ID : 1994-0008
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. appl. Phys. - vol. 72 - n. 9
  • Publication date: 1992

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