This paper attends to demonstrate the usefulness of Design of Experiments (DOE) method in magnetic refrigeration (MR) understanding and optimization. A numerical DOE is applied to a simple 1D finite difference model describing an Active Magnetic Regenerative Refrigeration (AMRR) system. The heat transfer fluid is water, the regenerator consists of stacked gadolinium plates and the model is base...

Abstract—A thermo-exergy optimization of a gas turbine cycle with two different regenerator designs is established. A comparison was made between the performance of the two regenerators and their roles in improving the cycle efficiencies. The effect of operational parameters (the pressure ratio of the compressor, the ambient temperature, excess of air, geometric parameters of the regenerators, ...

An efficient optical signal regenerator can mitigate the effect of signal degradation and increase the performance of optical communication system. All optical signal regenerators have been studied and developed for maintaining good quality signal in long haul optical communication. Fiber nonlinearity has some inherent properties for signal regeneration and it has an enormous potential for ultr...

The representation of the resistance to heat transfer in regenerators, due to the finite thermal conductivity and a significant thickness of the heat storing packing, has been a continuing theoretical problem. This paper discusses the evolution of this theory from its early beginnings in the 1920’s. In particular, the development of the pseudo-recuperator model in the first Melchett lecture by ...

Presynaptic biogenic amine transporters mediate reuptake of released amines from the synapse, thus regulating serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine neurotransmission. Medications utilized in the treatment of depression, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and other psychiatric disorders possess high affinity for amine transporters. In addition, amine transporters are targets for psychosti...