This week, I would like to talk about a technology that has been around for quite awhile but has not, until recently, been introduced to the commercial market. I am talking about magnetic refrigeration and we are beginning to see it appear in commercial refrigerators and in air conditioning units. It is still a somewhat novel idea, however, the benefits to magnetic refrigeration may prove to be a solution to the many issues with gas-compression refrigeration.

How does it work?

By exposing certain materials to a magnetic field, the temperature of those materials can be changed. In a magnetic refrigeration cycle, materials are magnetized and demagnetized while a water coolant is passed through them. This results in transference of heat from the interior to the outside air.

What are the benefits?

Not only is the magnetic refrigeration system far more energy efficient than current gas/vapor-compression refrigeration technology, it is also much better for the environment. Magnetic refrigeration systems do not use the toxic materials often used in gas/vapor-compression refrigeration systems.

Stay on the lookout for this exciting new technology!

Sources: https://newatlas.com/cooltech-commercial-magnetic-cooling/43874/ https://phys.org/news/2018-09-cool-magnetic-cooling.html https://www.kth.se/en/itm/inst/energiteknik/forskning/ett/projekt/magnetic-refrigeration-1.311385

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