Predicting the performance of an active magnetic regenerator refrigerator used for space cooling and refrigeration

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1077-1095

  Engelbrecht, Kurt L ^a   Nellis, Greg F ^a   Klein, Sanford A ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRIGERATION; REGENERATORS;

ACTIVE MAGNETIC REGENERATOR REFRIGERATOR; REFRIGERATION APPLICATIONS; REGENERATOR BED; SPACE COOLING; SPACE-CONDITIONING;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 33750306197     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2006.10391452     Document Type: Article

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