An experimental study of passive regenerator geometries

Kurt Engelbrecht, Kaspar Kirstein Nielsen, Nini Pryds

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    Abstract

    Active magnetic regenerative (AMR) systems are being investigated because they represent a potentially attractive alternative to vapor compression technology. The performance of these systems is dependent on the heat transfer and pressure drop performance of the regenerator geometry. Therefore this article studies the effects of regenerator geometry on performance for flat plate regenerators. This paper investigates methods of improving the performance of flat plate regenerators for use in AMR systems and studies how manufacturing variation affects regenerator performance. In order to eliminate experimental uncertainty associated with magnetocaloric material properties, all regenerators are made of aluminum. The performance of corrugated plates and dimpled plates are compared to traditional flat plate regenerators for a range of cycle times and utilizations. Each regenerator is built using 18 aluminum plates with a 0.4 mm thickness, which allows their performance to be compared directly.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalInternational Journal of Refrigeration
    Volume34
    Issue number8
    Pages (from-to)1817-1822
    ISSN0140-7007
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    Event23rd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration - Prague, Czech Republic
    Duration: 21 Aug 201126 Aug 2011
    Conference number: 23
    http://www.icr2011.org/

    Conference

    Conference23rd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration
    Number23
    Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
    CityPrague
    Period21/08/201126/08/2011
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    Keywords

    • Magnetic refrigeration

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