Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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789008 | International Journal of Refrigeration | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper we make use of the concepts of out-of-equilibrium thermodynamics applied to systems with hysteresis in order to model the magnetic material employed as a working substance in magnetic refrigeration cycles. The approach developed leads to a detailed description of heat fluxes as well as the entropy production connected with hysteresis. As an example we discuss Carnot and AMR refrigeration cycles where hysteresis effects are included.
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Authors
Vittorio Basso, Carlo Paolo Sasso, Giorgio Bertotti, Martino LoBue,