What is it about?

About enhancing materials' properties of 3D printed magnetocaloric devices by using magnetic field. The easy axis of the magnetocaloric particles is aligned with the applied magnetic field while printing hence obtaining enhanced magnetic permeability in a desired axis.

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Why is it important?

This preferential directional printing can enhance the magnetocaloric device performance.

Perspectives

With this novel additive manufacturing process, we are getting closer to developing more efficient magnetic cooling devices.

Ravi Hadimani
Virginia Commonwealth University

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This page is a summary of: Differential effect of magnetic alignment on additive manufacturing of magnetocaloric particles, AIP Advances, January 2020, American Institute of Physics,
DOI: 10.1063/1.5130028.
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