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2. Magnetocaloric materials
Research into magnetocaloric materials over the past 10 years has focused on the discovery and development of materials applicable to cold production around room temperature. The first criterion is the Curie temperature, which must be in the range between –20 and 40°C. In 1997, research into the magnetocaloric effect really took off, with a focus on refrigeration applications around ambient temperature. On the systems side, the year saw the design of a prototype magnetic refrigerator, demonstrating that this technology was viable and competitive with a potential energy saving of 30%. On the other hand, 1997 also saw Gschneidner and Pecharsky demonstrate a so-called "giant" magnetocaloric effect in the compound...
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Magnetocaloric materials
Manufacturing processes for magnetocaloric materials
Bibliography
Patents
Article for magnetic heat exchange and method of manufacturing the same WO2008/099234
Method for manufacturing a magnetocaloric element, and magnetocaloric element thus obtained WO2013/135908
High porosity particulate beds structurally stabilized by epoxy WO 2015038355 A1.
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Laboratories involved in magnetocaloric materials research:
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Turin, Italy
IMEM-CNR, Parma Italy
University of Genoa, Italy
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