The contribution the shows review of developments of magnetocaloric refrigeration and heat pumping. It addresses some of the very important scientific, technical and non-technical factors. These can provide a basis for future improvements. Moreover, the most important technical obstacles are discussed and potential solutions are outlined by pointing out their weaknesses, advantages, limits, as well as their future applicability. These technical features - especially those, that regard efficient and fast heat transfer- can be also used as the guideline for other similar technologies, such is for instance electrocaloric refrigeration.
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In the recent years, several caloric technologies have been investigated for future refrigeration, heat pumping, air conditioning or even energy harvesting. Many of these technologies suggest the possibility for improvements in energy efficiency, compactness, noise level, as well as a reduction in environmental impacts. Therefore, they represent serious alternatives to the rather mature domain of a vapor-compression technology. In the lecture, the present status and engineering challenges of different caloric refrigeration and heat pump technologies. It addresses and explaines main obstacles and introduced potential solutions, then proposed future research directions and actions needed to overcome existing barriers toward the real market applications. This segment concluded with a presentation of the most interesting market niches for the earlier industrialization of the caloric energy conversion.
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