MAGNETIC REGENERATOR, A METHOD OF MAKING A MAGNETIC REGENERATOR, A METHOD OF MAKING AN ACTIVE MAGNETIC REFRIGERATOR AND AN ACTICVE MAGNETIC REFRIGERATOR
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1. A magnetic refrigerator, comprising:
- a magnetic regenerator comprising plural channels made of a ceramic material through which in use a heat transfer fluid is made to flow back and forth, wherein the magnetic transition temperature of the magnetic regenerator varies in the direction of flow of the heat transfer fluid.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of making a magnetic regenerator for an active magnetic refrigerator, the method comprising: forming a magnetic regenerator from a slurry or a paste containing a magnetocaloric material the magnetic regenerator being formed to have plural paths therethrough for the flow of a heat transfer fluid; and varying the composition of the magnetocaloric material so that the magnetic transition temperature of the magnetic regenerator varies along the paths.
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1. A magnetic refrigerator, comprising:
a magnetic regenerator comprising plural channels made of a ceramic material through which in use a heat transfer fluid is made to flow back and forth, wherein the magnetic transition temperature of the magnetic regenerator varies in the direction of flow of the heat transfer fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5)
- 4. A magnetic regenerator comprising plural paths made of a ceramic material through which in use a heat transfer fluid is made to flow back and forth, wherein the magnetic transition temperature of the magnetic regenerator varies along the paths.
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