Preliminary experimental results from a linear reciprocating magnetic refrigerator prototype

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 492-497

  Tagliafico, Luca Antonio ^a   Scarpa, Federico ^a   Valsuani, Federico ^a   Tagliafico, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Curie temperature; Magnetic refrigerator; Magnetocaloric effect; Prototype; Regenerator

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MATERIAL; INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS; MAGNETIC REFRIGERATORS; MAGNETIC-FIELD INTENSITY; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; PROTOTYPE; REGENERATIVE CYCLE; TEMPERATURE SPAN; TOTAL MASS;

CURIE TEMPERATURE; GADOLINIUM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECTS; REFRIGERATORS; REGENERATORS;

MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION;

EID: 84872817790     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.12.022     Document Type: Article

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