Data acquisition and vacuum system for magnetic cycles

据估计，制冷服务消耗了全球总能耗的15%。此外，仅在住宅部门，空间和水加热约占能源使用的80%。用于这些服务的技术基于流体的压缩和膨胀。经过几十年的发展，效率有所提高，能源强度有所降低;然而，这些都是成熟的技术，更难找到其他改进。使用磁性材料的新循环具有高效率、功率密度和使用良性材料的潜力。本研究的目标是开发紧凑，高效，环保的冰箱，热泵和气体净化器。

Cooling services are estimated to consume 15% of total worldwide energy consumption. Furthermore, in the residential sector alone, space and water heating account for approximately 80% of energy use. The technology used for these services is based on compression and expansion of a fluid. With decades of development, efficiencies have improved and energy intensities have decreased; however, these are mature technologies and additional improvements are more difficult to find. New cycles using magnetic materials have the potential for high efficiency, power density, and the use of benign materials. The goals of this research are the development of compact, efficient, and environmentally benign refrigerators, heat pumps, and gas liquefiers.