New magnetic refrigeration materials for the liquefaction of hydrogen
Conference
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OSTI ID:47815
- Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
- Astronautics Corporation of America, Madison, WI (United States)
Five heavy lanthanide ferromagnetic intermetallic compounds were studied as potential magnetic refrigerants for the liquefaction of hydrogen gas. (Dy{sub 0.5}Er{sub 0.5})Al{sub 2} and TbNi{sub 2} appear to be better refrigerants than GdPd for a Joule-Brayton cycle refrigerator, while (Gd{sub 0.54}Er{sub 0.46})AlNi seems to be a suitable refrigerant for an Ericsson cycle refrigerator.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-82
- OSTI ID:
- 47815
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930703--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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