https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2015150065
Magnetic refrigeration: recent developments and alternative configurations*
University Grenoble Alpes, G2Elab-UMR CNRS 5269, 38000, Grenoble, France
a e-mail: morgan.almanza@ens-cachan.fr
Received:
1
February
2015
Revised:
11
June
2015
Accepted:
17
June
2015
Published online:
31
July
2015
Magnetic refrigeration, based on magnetocaloric effect, is an upcoming environmentaly friendly technology with a high potential to improve energy efficiency and to reduce greenhouse gas emission. It is a multidisciplinary research theme and its real emergence requires, to overcome scientific and technical issues related to both material and system. This paper presents the state of the art in magnetic cooling, the main recent works achieved and discusses in more details the thermodynamic phenomenon according to the G2Elab experience in the field.
© EDP Sciences, 2015
