期刊
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
卷 143, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.110933
关键词
Magnetic refrigeration; Thermodynamic cycles; Fully solid-state MR cycle; Multi-caloric refrigeration cycle; Heat transfer enhancement; Application
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51776076]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (cultivation of major basic research) [2018B0308006]
This paper reviews the obstacles and solutions in room temperature magnetic refrigeration technology, suggesting the future trends might be fully solid-state MR cycles and multi-caloric refrigeration cycles. Practical prospects include using liquid metals or nanofluids as heat transfer fluids, shaping heat transfer structures, and inserting materials with high thermal conductivity.
Most existing room temperature magnetic refrigeration (MR) prototypes are based on the concept of an active magnetic regenerator (AMR). However, for these MR prototypes, three obstacles, i.e. theoretical limit of the MR thermodynamic cycle, low operating frequency, and large irreversible loss during heat regeneration, limit the enhancement of their temperature span and cooling capacity, and further restrict their commercial application. In this paper, the solutions to these obstacles are reviewed from the perspectives of MR thermodynamic cycles and heat transfer enhancement during heat regeneration. With respect to MR cycles, the future trend is likely to be fully solid-state MR cycle and multi-caloric refrigeration cycle. With regard to heat transfer enhancement, the three methods exhibit good practical prospects, namely using liquid metals or nanofluids as the heat transfer fluid, shaping a magnetocaloric material (MCM) into an enhanced heat transfer structure, and inserting materials with high thermal conductivity in the MCM. Moreover, room-temperature MR applications in the cold-storage device, heat pump and electric vehicle air conditioning are reviewed. Small cooling capacity devices are the primary application targets of room-temperature MR, such as the wine cooler, domestic dehumidifier, and portable personal air conditioning.
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