Magnetocaloric effect in melt-spun nickel based Heusler alloys

Dwindling energy resources and unsustainable energy consumption are increasingly being seen as major global problems. Hence, energy efficient cooling technology has become an important research topic. Magnetic refrigeration, based on the magnetocaloric effect (MCE), has significant advantages compar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chen, Xi.
Other Authors: Raju Vijayaraghavan Ramanujan
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/46312