Investigation of bypass fluid flow in an active magnetic regenerative liquefier

Holladay, Jamelyn; Teyber, Reed; Meinhardt, Kerry; Polikarpov, Evgueni; Thomsen, Edwin; Archipley, Corey; Cui, Jun; Barclay, John

doi:10.1016/j.cryogenics.2018.05.010

Title: Investigation of bypass fluid flow in an active magnetic regenerative liquefier

Journal Article · Sat May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Cryogenics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2018.05.010· OSTI ID:1439092

Holladay, Jamelyn ^[1];

^[2]; Meinhardt, Kerry ^[1]; Polikarpov, Evgueni ^[1]; Thomsen, Edwin ^[1]; Archipley, Corey ^[3]; Cui, Jun ^[4]; Barclay, John ^[3]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Univ. of Victoria, Victoria, BC (Canada)
Emerald Energy NW LLC (EENW), Bothell, WA (United States)
Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Active magnetic regenerators (AMR) with second order magnetocaloric materials operating below the Curie temperature have a unique property where the magnetized specific heat is lower than the demagnetized specific heat. The associated thermal mass imbalance allows a fraction of heat transfer fluid in the cold heat exchanger to bypass the magnetized regenerator. This cold bypassed fluid can precool a process stream as it returns to the hot side, thereby increasing the efficiency of liquefaction and reducing the cost of liquid cryogens. In the present work, the net cooling power of an active magnetic regenerative liquefier is investigated as a function of the bypass flow fraction. In conclusion, experiments are performed at a fixed temperature span yielding a 30% improvement in net cooling power, affirming the potential of bypass flow in active magnetic regenerative liquefiers.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1439092

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1582846

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-135075; PII: S001122751830119X

Journal Information:: Cryogenics, Vol. 93, Issue C; ISSN 0011-2275

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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