Performance analysis of a room temperature rotary magnetic refrigerator for two different gadolinium compounds

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1307-1317

  Tagliafico, L A ^a   Scarpa, F ^a   Canepa, F ^a   Cirafici, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alloy; COP; Gadolinium; Heat transfer; Magnetic refrigerator; Modelling; Parameter

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAT TRANSFER; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; PERFORMANCE; REFRIGERATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COP); EUTECTIC COMPOUND; MAGNETIC REFRIGERATOR; STEYERT-LIKE ROTARY MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION (RMR) SYSTEM;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 33751168048     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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