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This document describes a magnetic refrigerator that uses a magnetic field to absorb and release heat from a working salt, analogous to the compression and expansion stages of a Carnot cycle. The refrigerator operates by: 1) applying a magnetic field with the upper valve open to absorb heat isothermally, 2) closing both valves and reducing the field adiabatically to lower the temperature, 3) opening the lower valve to release heat isothermally at a lower temperature, and 4) closing both valves and increasing the field adiabatically to complete the cycle.

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Module 4

This document describes a magnetic refrigerator that uses a magnetic field to absorb and release heat from a working salt, analogous to the compression and expansion stages of a Carnot cycle. The refrigerator operates by: 1) applying a magnetic field with the upper valve open to absorb heat isothermally, 2) closing both valves and reducing the field adiabatically to lower the temperature, 3) opening the lower valve to release heat isothermally at a lower temperature, and 4) closing both valves and increasing the field adiabatically to complete the cycle.

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Magnetic Refrigerator

1-2: Magnetic field is applied 3-4: Lower valve is open


upper valve open Magnetic field around
lower valve closed working salt is reduced to
zero
heat absorbed from the He
bath to maintain constant T Heat is absorbed
isothermally from the
analogous to isothermal reservoir salt
compression
Analogous to Isothermal
2-3: Both valves closed expansion
Magnetic field reduced 4-1: Both valves closed
adiabatically to an
intermediate value Magnetic field adiabatically
increased to original value
Temperature decreases
Analogous to adiabatic
Analogous to adiabatic compression
expansion
CARNOT CYCLE – Carnot COP
Dilution Refrigerator

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