Protocol to evaluate a (magneto)caloric device with static thermal switches using a 1D numerical model

Katja Vozel; Katja Klinar; Andrej Kitanovski

doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101576

Protocol to evaluate a (magneto)caloric device with static thermal switches using a 1D numerical model

STAR Protoc. 2022 Jul 20;3(3):101576. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101576. eCollection 2022 Sep 16.

Authors

Katja Vozel¹, Katja Klinar², Andrej Kitanovski²

Affiliations

¹ University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Askerceva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Electronic address: katja.vozel@fs.uni-lj.si.
² University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Askerceva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Abstract

This protocol describes the use of a simple 1D numerical model to evaluate a single-stage (magneto)caloric refrigerating device with static thermal switches. The model can be used to find appropriate values of parameters that lead to a significant refrigerating effect and COP of the device. The modeled device can comprise any type of static thermal switch in combination with any kind of magnetocaloric or electrocaloric material. Simulation parameters need to be set with care for acceptable computational time. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Klinar et al. (2022).

Keywords: Computer sciences; Energy; Physics.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Computer Simulation*