Open AccessDevelopment of vehicle magnetic air conditioner (VMAC) technology. Final report
Author(s) -
K.A. Gschneidner,
V. K. Pecharsky,
David Jiles,
C. B. Zimm
Publication year - 2001
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/771244
Subject(s) - refrigeration , air conditioning , astronautics , power consumption , engineering , solid state , environmental science , automotive engineering , electrical engineering , aeronautics , power (physics) , engineering physics , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
The objective of Phase I was to explore the feasibility of the development of a new solid state refrigeration technology - magnetic refrigeration - in order to reduce power consumption of a vehicle air conditioner by 30%. The feasibility study was performed at Iowa State University (ISU) together with Astronautics Corporation of America Technology Center (ACATC), Madison, WI, through a subcontract with ISU