SBIR/STTR Research Award
A Magic Ring Field Source for Magnetic Refrigeration
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1995Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Commerce
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The proposed effort covers the engineering aspects of a magnetic field source to be used in a table-top demonstrator of magnetic refrigeration. A prototype magnetic field source, based on the Halbach or "magic-ring" concept, will be designed, constructed and tested in the Phase I effort. The proposed device is based on an innovative concept that is simpler than current magic-ring configurations. This will lead to lower fabrication costs, and a simpler overall design. The Phase I effort will also produce a design for the table-top demonstration in a Phase II follow-on effort.
Technology keywords
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