Exploring the Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigeration Cycle

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1.6.4. Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigeration (ADR) Cycle:-
The adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration (ADR) cycle, or “one-shot,” cycle. This cycle was first proposed by Debye (1926) and Giauque (1927) as a means of achieving temperatures below the boiling point of helium [13]. Whereby, early magnetic coolers were used to achieve extreme cryogenic temperatures [11]. This magnetic cycle is equivalent to the Carnot cycle for vapor compression systems, shown in Fig.(1.8). However, in practice, it is difficult to reject heat isothermally, since the magnetic field must also be modulated properly in order to achieve this condition; this requires complex heat switches that limit heat flux rates. Also, the temperature lift of an ADR cycle …show more content…

(1.8): Adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration (ADR) or magnetic Carnot cycle for gadolinium, “one-shot,” [13].
1.6.5. Active Magnetic Regenerative Refrigeration (AMRR) Cycle:-
The MCE is typically in the range of (1-5) k/T (in terms of the adiabatic temperature change). This modest change in temperature is obviously not sufficient for applications such as domestic refrigeration etc. [24]. On the other hand, the experiments near room temperature are using
Gadolinium and its performance were limited by the use of passive regenerators and heat exchangers in the refrigeration cycle [25]. So, a magnetic refrigeration device must utilize a regenerative process to produce a large enough temperature span to be useful for refrigeration purposes [26]. However, in 1982 a new concept was introduced by Barclay that became known as an Active Magnetic Regenerator (AMR). Unlike previous gas cycles, or magnetic cycles, the AMR concept coupled what had been two separate processes into a single component. Fig.(1.9) illustrated the AMR cycle …show more content…

Whereby, instead of using a separate material as a regenerator to recuperate the heat from the magnetic material, the AMR concept made use of the refrigerant itself as the regenerator [6], thus, making it an active part of the refrigeration cycle. This is possible due to the high heat capacities of common magnetocaloric materials near their Curie temperatures [25].
Furthermore, AMR should be recognized as the combined solid -fluid system, whereby, in essence, a temperature gradient is established throughout the AMR and a fluid is used to transfer heat from the cold end to the hot. This subtle but important idea produced a new magnetic cycle distinct from Carnot, Ericsson, Brayton, or Stirling [6].
On the other hand, the active magnetic refrigeration cycle is similar to the ADR cycle, but heat addition and rejection occurs at a constant magnetic field rather than at constant temperature. Isothermal heat rejection and addition is impractical to implement since the applied magnetic field must be modulated to match the temperature with the heat rejection rate [13],
1.6.5.1. Some Theoretical Background for the (AMRR)

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