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Permanent magnet magnetic refrigerator design and experimental characterization.

Author(s) : TURA A., ROWE A.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

Magnetic refrigeration (MR) using permanent magnets is being investigated for near-room temperature applications. An MR prototype is described and results using gadolinium as refrigerant are presented. Important design features are simple sealing, compactness, high operating frequencies, and ease of use. Using a total of 110 g of refrigerant, the device produces a maximum temperature span under no thermal load of 29°C, and 10°C under 50 W. The overall COP determined by using the power to the drive motor is between 0.3 and 0.8 under most operating conditions and temperature spans. The maximum COP measured is 1.6 with a span of 2.5°C when operating at 1.4 Hz and utilization of 1.28. If the inefficiency of the motor is removed the maximum COP is 2.2, and, when the magnet drive losses are excluded, the maximum COP becomes 10. The peak specific exergetic cooling power is 0.085 W/T.cm3.

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  • Original title: Permanent magnet magnetic refrigerator design and experimental characterization.
  • Record ID : 2011-0160
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 34 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 2011/05

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