Magnetocaloric Energy Conversion From Theory to Applications

This book provides the latest research on a new alternative form of technology, the magnetocaloric energy conversion. This area of research concerns magnetic refrigeration and cooling, magnetic heat pumping, and magnetic power generation. The book’s syste

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Andrej Kitanovski Jaka Tušek Urban Tomc Uroš Plaznik Marko Ožbolt Alojz Poredoš

Magnetocaloric Energy Conversion From Theory to Applications

Green Energy and Technology

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Andrej Kitanovski Jaka Tušek Urban Tomc Uroš Plaznik Marko Ožbolt Alojz Poredoš •





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Jaka Tušek Department of Energy Conversion and Storage Technical University of Denmark Roskilde Denmark

Andrej Kitanovski Urban Tomc Uroš Plaznik Marko Ožbolt Alojz Poredoš University of Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenia

ISSN 1865-3529 ISBN 978-3-319-08740-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-08741-2

ISSN 1865-3537 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-08741-2 (eBook)

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“I believe we are witnessing history in the making.” Karl A. Gschneidner Jr., At the unveiling of the prototype, proof-of-principle, near room temperature magnetic refrigerator at the Astronautics Technology Center in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 20, 1997. To those that have been and are working in the field: “The limitations