Objetivo Twenty years of research in magnetocaloric materials has failed to provide the necessary breakthrough that will lead to a commercial realisation of this technology and satisfy the urgent global need for more efficient refrigeration. We strongly believe that this is a result of looking in the wrong direction. The cool innov project will achieve this breakthrough by rethinking the whole concept of caloric cooling. We are rejecting the conventional idea of squeezing the best out of magneto-structural phase-change materials in relatively low magnetic fields, and instead we introduce a second stimulus in the form of pressure so that we can exploit, rather than avoid, the hysteresis that is inherent in these materials. The hysteresis will allow us to lock-in the magnetisation at saturation as the magnetising field is removed, so that magnetic fields persisting over a large area will no longer be required (instead, we can use a very focused field), and then demagnetise the material in a second step with an applied stress, enabling us to extract a lot more heat. In this case we only need to apply the magnetic field to a small volume of material, making it a completely new application for commercially available, high-temperature, YBCO-type, bulk superconducting permanent magnets. With the high-field, multi-stimuli approach proven, we will develop new magneto/mechanocaloric materials that match the new high-field, hysteresis-positive approach and start to fabricate novel heat-exchanger structures using additive manufacturing, so that we can combine a mechanically sound heat exchanger having a complex geometry with locally tailored, magneto/mechanocaloric properties. The success of cool innov will be game changing. We are being very ambitious in targeting a revolution in cooling technology, but if we succeed, we will have a huge impact on global energy consumption through greater efficiency, thanks to the novel energy materials that will be discovered within cool innov. Ámbito científico engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringsocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutionsnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometryengineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturing Palabras clave magnetic refrigeration magnetism additive manufacturing high-throughput by first principles computational engineering Programa(s) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Tema(s) ERC-2016-ADG - ERC Advanced Grant Convocatoria de propuestas ERC-2016-ADG Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación ERC-ADG - Advanced Grant Institución de acogida TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT Aportación neta de la UEn € 2 499 000,00 Dirección KAROLINENPLATZ 5 64289 Darmstadt Alemania Ver en el mapa Región Hessen Darmstadt Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Participación en los programas de I+D de la UE Opens in new window Red de colaboración de HORIZON Opens in new window Coste total € 2 499 000,00 Beneficiarios (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación neta de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT Alemania Aportación neta de la UEn € 2 499 000,00 Dirección KAROLINENPLATZ 5 64289 Darmstadt Ver en el mapa Región Hessen Darmstadt Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Participación en los programas de I+D de la UE Opens in new window Red de colaboración de HORIZON Opens in new window Coste total € 2 499 000,00
