Open AccessA Review on Magneto-Caloric Materials for Room Temperature Refrigeration
Author(s) -
Shrirang Mohan Gombi,
Debjyoti Sahu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of automotive and mechanical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.311
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2229-8649
pISSN - 2180-1606
DOI - 10.15282/ijame.17.1.2020.26.0581
Subject(s) - refrigeration , magnetic refrigeration , materials science , magneto , cooling capacity , vapor compression refrigeration , compression (physics) , caloric theory , nuclear engineering , thermodynamics , magnet , mechanical engineering , composite material , magnetic field , magnetization , refrigerant , engineering , physics , gas compressor , quantum mechanics
Magnetic Refrigeration is an environment-friendly technology when compared to the conventional gas compression system known as vapor compression refrigeration system. Room temperature magnetic refrigeration is a technology which relies on a solid material known as the Magneto-Caloric Material (MCM) which exhibits Magneto-Caloric Effect (MCE) near room temperature. The Magneto-Caloric Effect is the change in temperature of a magnetic material when that material is either magnetized/demagnetized adiabatically. This review is focused on the selection of a suitable MCM which exhibits near-room-temperature MCE. It also explains a methodology to estimate the amount of material required, based on the cooling load or refrigeration capacity (RC) calculation