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Potential for cost-effective magnetocaloric air-conditioning systems.

Sistemas de aire acondicionado magnetocalóricos: perspectivas y sus costes.

Author(s) : RUSSEK S. L., ZIMM C. B.

Type of article: Periodical article, Review

Summary

This article is a Spanish translation of a review article published in issue 2006-2 of the Bulletin of the IIR (see this Bulletin, reference 2007-0200). Magnetic refrigeration is an emerging technology that exploits the magnetocaloric effect found in solid-state refrigerants. The combination of solid-state refrigerants, water-based heat transfer fluids, and high efficiency will lead to environmentally desirable products with minimal contributions to global warming. Among the numerous applications of refrigeration technology, air-conditioning applications provide the largest aggregate cooling power and use the greatest quantity of electric energy. The primacy of the air-conditioning application makes the establishment of cost targets for this application an essential feature of the R&D plan for magnetic refrigeration technology. A preliminary assessment of the permanent magnet costs and magnetocaloric material costs indicate that, for suitably chosen materials and operating conditions, these costs lay well below the total manufactured costs for vapour-compression-based air conditioners.

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Pages: 46-54 (7 p.)

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  • Original title: Sistemas de aire acondicionado magnetocalóricos: perspectivas y sus costes.
  • Record ID : 2007-0201
  • Languages: Spanish
  • Subject: Technology, General information
  • Source: IIF-IIR/Frío Calor Aire acond. - vol. 43 - n. 387
  • Publication date: 2006/12

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