Comprehensive performance of a ball-milled La0.5Pr0.5Fe11.4Si1.6B0.2Hy/Al magnetocaloric composite

Due to the hydrogen embrittlement effect, La(Fe,Si)₁₃-based hydrides can only exist in powder form, which limits their practical application. In this work, ductile and thermally conductive Al metal was homogeneously mixed with La_0.5Pr_0.5Fe_11.4Si_1.6B_0.2 using the ball milling method. Then hydrogenation and compactness shaping of the magnetocaloric composites were performed in one step via a sintering process under high hydrogen pressure. As the Al content reached 9 wt.%, the La_0.5Pr_0.5Fe_11.4Si_1.6B_0.2H_y/Al composite showed the mechanical behavior of a ductile material with a yield strength of ~44 MPa and an ultimate strength of 269 MPa accompanied by a pronounced improvement in thermal conductivity. Due to the ease of formation of Fe-Al-Si phases and the several micron and submicron sizes of the composite particles caused by ball milling process, the magnetic entropy change of the composites was substantially reduced to ~1.2 J/kg· K-1.5 J/kg· K at 0 T-1.5 T.     

Thermomagnetic properties of very heavy fermions suitable for adiabatic demagnetisation refrigeration at low temperature

ABSTRACT

With the aim to improve the performance of classical paramagnetic salts for adiabatic refrigeration processes at the sub-Kelvin range, relevant thermodynamic parameters of some new Yb-based intermetallic compounds are analysed and compared. Two main applications are considered: (i) those requiring temperature fixed-points to be reached applying magnetic fields of moderate intensity for satellite applications, and (ii) those which can be used for controlled thermal drifts in laboratory applications. Different thermomagnetic trajectories of the entropy are identified depending on respective specific heat behaviours and the constraints imposed by the Nernst postulate at the sub-Kelvin range. Some simple relationships are proposed to compare the diverse magnetocaloric characteristics of different systems. This procedure allows to include the classical Cerium-Magnesium-Nitride (CMN) salt in that comparison.     

氮低温制冷循环系统在大科学装置中的应用与发展

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设计搭建了端部周期加热时管内气体热声对流的实验平台,对端部周期加热引起的气体热声对流作用下管内气体的温度分布进行了实验研究。该实验以氩气为工质,利用三极管控制加热电路实现周期性加热;测量了不同加热频率下管内的气体温度,并与常热流加热时的温度分布进行对比,结果表明端部周期加热时管内气体的温度分布与同功率下常热流加热时存在明显的差异,并且在某些测点出现了温度的奇异分布。本实验验证了超温现象的存在,为管内气体热声对流现象的进一步研究奠定了基础。     

400W行波热声发电系统的实验研究

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