Caloric devices: A review on numerical modeling and optimization strategies

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Silva, DJ (Author) Other; ventura, j. (Author) FCUP; araujo, j. p. (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: International Journal of Energy Research

Vol. 45

ISSN: 0363-907X

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 15 Citations

Scopus - 21 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00V-79K

DOI: 10.1002/er.7023

Abstract (EN): The discovery of giant caloric effects and further investigation on device systems that can compete with current heat management technologies in terms of efficiency have led to a major increase in modeling investigations. These models have been crucial in designing the most efficient, cheap, and robust setups with reliable performances. One example is the modeling of magnetic refrigerators and heat pumps that has been used in the optimization of critical geometrical parameters of magnetocaloric regenerators. In this paper, we review the model components of caloric heat pump and refrigerator systems, including field generation, heat transfer, caloric effects, fluid dynamics, and loss mechanisms. We also review the optimization strategies used so far, which are based on sensitive analysis, brute force approaches, statistical learning, and genetic algorithms. The analysis is applied to magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric, and barocaloric systems.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 42