Novel design of a high efficiency multi-bed active magnetic regenerator heat pump

DallʹOlio, Stefano (author), Masche, M. (author), Liang, Jierong (author), Insinga, A. R. (author), Eriksen, Dan (author), Bjørk, Rasmus (author), Nielsen, Kaspar K. (author), Barcza, Alexander (author), Vieyra, Hugo (author), Beek, Niels V. (author), Neves Bez, Henrique (author), Engelbrecht, Kurt (author), Bahl, Christian Robert Haffenden (author)

The design of a rotary active magnetic regenerator heat pump device with a multi-bed concept is presented. Important design features are the rotating two-pole magnet assembly, the laminated iron ring, the 13 fixed tapered regenerator beds, and the dynamically adjustable parallel flow circuit. The optimized magnet design was developed with optimally shaped segments and optimum remanence for the desired magnetic field distribution oscillating between 0 and 1.44 T in the air gap. The iron ring was laminated to reduce the eddy currents, allowing the device to run at cycle frequencies up to 3 Hz. The design of the regenerator housing was optimized with respect to parasitic losses and even flow distribution in both directions. Employing 3.4 kg of La(Fe,Mn,Si)13Hy (CALORIVAC HS) refrigerant and at a hot reservoir temperature of 295 K and a cycle frequency of 0.5 Hz, the heat pump achieved a maximum second-law efficiency of 20.6 %, while providing a heating load of 340 W with a heating COP of 6.7 at a 10.3 K span. The COP values presented only consider the magnetic power and ideal pump power delivered to the AMR, neglecting the pump efficiency. At 1.2 Hz, the device produced a maximum heating power of 950 W while maintaining a 5.6 K span, resulting in a heating coefficient of performance and second-law efficiency of 7.0 and 11.6 %, respectively. The performance demonstrated in this paper could be an important milestone in the development of future magnetocaloric devices.

• Language: English
• Keywords: magnetic refrigeration, magnetocaloric effect, heat pumps, active magnetic regenerators
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 243-254
• Numbering: Vol. 132
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-134664
• UDC: 621.57
• ISSN on article: 0140-7007
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2021.09.007
• COBISS.SI-ID: 94222595
• Publication date in RUL: 25.01.2022

DALLʹOLIO, Stefano, MASCHE, M., LIANG, Jierong, INSINGA, A. R., ERIKSEN, Dan, BJØRK, Rasmus, NIELSEN, Kaspar K., BARCZA, Alexander, VIEYRA, Hugo, BEEK, Niels V., NEVES BEZ, Henrique, ENGELBRECHT, Kurt and BAHL, Christian Robert Haffenden, 2021, Novel design of a high efficiency multi-bed active magnetic regenerator heat pump. International journal of refrigeration [online]. 2021. Vol. 132, p. 243–254. [Accessed 14 April 2025]. DOI 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2021.09.007. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=134664

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: International journal of refrigeration
• Shortened title: Int. j. refrig.
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• ISSN: 0140-7007
• COBISS.SI-ID: 9140997

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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• Licensing start date: 11.09.2021
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Nouvelle conception d’une pompe à chaleur à régénérateur magnétique actif à lits multiples et à haut rendement
• Keywords: magnetno hlajenje, magneto-kalorični učinek, toplotne črpalke, aktivni magnetni regeneratorji

Projects

• Funder: EC - European Commission
• Funding programme: H2020
• Project number: 814865
• Name: Renewables for clean energy buildings in a future power system
• Acronym: RES4BUILD

• Funder: Other - Other funder or multiple funders
• Funding programme: Innovation Fund Denmark
• Project number: 12-132673
• Acronym: ENOVHEAT