Investigation of efficiency of a parallel duct-type energy conversion device utilizing a magnetic fluid

Issue title: Proceedings of the twelfth International Symposium on Interdisciplinary Electromagnetic, Mechanic and Biomedical Problems, ISEM Bad Gastein

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Shimada, Kunio^{a; *}

Affiliations: [a] Cluster of Science and Technology, Fukushima University, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima, 960-1296, Japan

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Abstract: We investigated the efficiency of a parallel duct-type energy conversion device utilizing a magnetic fluid under a nonuniform magnetic field using the results of heat conduction theory, the theoretical results taking the internal angular momentum into account, and a particle aggregation model. The experimental results can be investigated qualitatively and quantitatively. The efficiency varies according to the performance of the magnetic field distribution.

Keywords: Magnetic fluid, energy conversion device, aggregation, magnetic field

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2007-833

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 25, no. 1-4, pp. 113-117, 2007