Article for Magnetic Heat Exchange and Method for Manufacturing an Article for Magnetic Heat Exchange
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1. An article for magnetic heat exchange, the comprising:
- at least one magnetocalorically active phase, wherein the article extends in a first direction and in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the average thermal conductivity of the article is anisotropic such that the average thermal conductivity in the first direction differs from the average thermal conductivity in the second direction.
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Abstract
An article (1) for magnetic heat exchange extends in a first direction (3) and in a second direction (5) generally axially perpendicular to said first direction (3). The article (1) comprises at least one magnetocalorically active phase (2). The average thermal conductivity of the article (1) is anisotropic.
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66 Claims
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1. An article for magnetic heat exchange, the comprising:
at least one magnetocalorically active phase, wherein the article extends in a first direction and in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the average thermal conductivity of the article is anisotropic such that the average thermal conductivity in the first direction differs from the average thermal conductivity in the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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53. A method of manufacturing an article for magnetic heat exchange, comprising:
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providing at least one first plate consisting essentially of a magnetocalorically active phase and having a first density, providing at least one second plate consisting essentially of a magnetocalorically active phase and having a second density, the first density of the first plate being greater than the second density of the second plate, arranging the first plate and the second plate in a stack. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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