Neil Wilson
Neil Wilson
Commercial development of magnetic cooling
A vital tool for developing an optimised magnetic cooling system for commercial application is a model of the active magnetic regenerator (AMR). The commercial objectives in terms of cost, weight, volume and operating parameters drive the goals of the modelling activity.
Much work has been undertaken on the modelling of AMRs but these models have tended to focus on ensuring conservation of energy, or first law validation. By extending the analysis to include the computation of entropy generation, the model can be validated not only against the first law of thermodynamics but also against the second law. This provides an important additional check on the internal consistency of a model.
Such a model can identify the sources of entropy (irreversible losses) microscopically (at all points in space and time within a cooling cycle), enabling a mapping from the actual efficiency to the equivalent Carnot efficient system.
Such models are key to system optimisation needed for achieving the commercial goals of magnetic cooling.
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to the European Conference on Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Growth website.
ECo MaTech will be held in Bled (Slovenia) from 19th to 21st of September 2013.
Eco MaTech is the third edition of a conference that started in 2009. The aim of ECo MaTech is to gather representatives of academic and R&D institutions, industry, governmental agencies and civil society to:
- present their work, ideas and products,
- increase fruitful exhanges between all the actors involved in sustainable growth technologies,
- increase the networking with sustainable growth professionals,
- establish a general discussion platform on sustainable growth.
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The conference will be held in Bled at Kompas Hotel. The hotel boasts a long experience in hosting international conferences.
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