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Danfoss joins research project on high-efficiency magnetic refrigeration systems |
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Monday, 05 March 2007 |
 The Danish Council for Strategic Research recently donated 14 million DKK to the Risø National Laboratory, at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – as well as Danfoss, Sintex and the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Management (DTU) – for the development of a functional prototype of a magnetic refrigeration machine, reports the company's press release.
The purpose of the project is to establish the potential of magnetic refrigeration in refrigeration systems compared with traditional technologies. The technology utilises the ability of magnetic materials to shift temperatures in magnetic fields, which, in essence, is a very efficient process. Another benefit of magnetic refrigeration is its environmentally-neutral features and low noise levels. Over the next four years, the project partners will develop the technology to find out to which extent this can be converted into commercial products.
At Danfoss, the project is headed by Christian Veje from Danfoss Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Advanced Engineering, who is a member of the project-related steering committee. |
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