Thermal Response of Magnetic Refrigerants: Combined Effect of Temperature Dependent Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

In this work, a heat transfer model was used to simulate the cool-down process of an idealized magnetic solid refrigerant. The work is interesting and meaningful, while a minor modification should be considered, the model should be verified with the experimental or theoretical data.

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Reviewer 2 Report

General comments:

 

This paper is very interesting and the topic is actual and of great relevance, especially considering the benefit in the environmental impact.

 

The methodology is presented into detail and the results obtained are clearly highlighted. English language is good. 

 

Some revisions are necessary after the publication.

 

Introduction should be improved. 

 

The objectives of the work should be highlighted into detail in the paper.

 

The conclusion paragraph could be improved.

 

 

Minor comments:

 

Abstract:

Please add some lines about the important result obtained from this research.

 

Keywords : 

 

Please try to delete the repetition of the keyword “thermal”..

 

 

 

-INTRODUCTION:

 

Please add other References with recent publication years to underline the actuality of the research topic. The literature review could be enriched. You can also consider other previous 1D numerical works published in these last years.

 

Please try to contextualize the problem in the introduction considering the general aim of the topic (Sustainable Development Goal, Human health, energy consumption reduction, etc..)

 

Please try to underline the novelty of this work respect to other papers.

 

Line 10, Paragraph 1. Introduction. “heat transfer”

 

“Please here add these references”:

 

-X.Margot P.Quintero J.Gomez-Soriano J.Escalon.

Implementation of 1D–3D integrated model for thermal prediction in internal combustion engines. Applied Thermal Engineering Volume 194, 25 July 2021, 117034.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117034

-Figueiredo M, Marseglia G, Moita A S, Panão M R O, Ribeiro A P C, Medaglia C M, Moreira A L N (2020). Thermofluid characterization of nanofluid spray cooling combining Phase Doppler Interferometry with high-speed visualization and time-resolved IR thermography. ENERGIES, vol. 13 , 5864, ISSN: 1996-1073, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13225864.

-M. Sanches, G. Marseglia, A. P. C. Ribeiro, A. L. N. Moreira, A. S Moita. Nanofluids characterization for spray cooling applications. Symmetry 2021, 13(5), 788; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13050788.

 

 

 

A numerical 3D simulation could add additional important informations respect to the 1D model approach.

 

 

 

CONCLUSIONS:

 

Please try to underline the importance of this work and the results obtained.

 

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