The influence of the magnetic field on the performance of an active magnetic regenerator (AMR)

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 192-203

  Bjork R ^a   Engelbrecht, K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Magnetic field; Magnetic refrigerator; Modelling; Performance Variation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MAGNETIC REGENERATORS; COOLING CURVE; CYCLE TIME; FLOW PROFILE; HIGH FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD PROFILE; MAGNETIC REFRIGERATORS; MAGNETOCALORIC; MAGNETOCALORIC MATERIALS; MAXIMUM COOLING CAPACITY; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PARALLEL PLATES; PERFORMANCE VARIATIONS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RAMP RATES; REFRIGERATION DEVICES; SIMULATION; TEMPORAL WIDTH; TIME VARIATIONS;

COOLING; DROPS; PACKED BEDS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; REFRIGERATORS; REGENERATORS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 78649759942     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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