Magnetic refrigeration apparatus and method

Patent · Tue Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6312245

Barclay, J A; Overton, W C; Stewart, Jr, W F

The disclosure relates to refrigeration through magnetizing and demagnitizing a body by rotating it within a magnetic field. Internal and external heat exchange fluids and in one embodiment, a regenerator, are used.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4459811
• OSTI ID: 6312245
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 28 Mar 1983; Other Information: PAT-APPL-479596
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
MAGNETIC REFRIGERATORS
DESIGN
BRAYTON CYCLE
CARNOT CYCLE
CURIE POINT
DEMAGNETIZATION
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIZATION
PERMANENT MAGNETS
REGENERATORS
ROTATION
FLUIDS
MAGNETS
MOTION
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REFRIGERATORS
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
420201* - Engineering- Cryogenic Equipment & Devices