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Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:32:04 -0700
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Dear Swiss-Listers,
Please find below the list of upcoming events at swissnex. We are
looking forward to welcoming you at one (or many) of them !
Best regards,
the swissnex Team
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2006, 6.30-9.00 pm
"Magnetic Refrigeration : Sustainable Future Applications"
SAVE THE DATES :
Tue Oct. 3, 2006 : Bio-Breakfast with FACCSF
Thu Oct. 12, 2006 : SACC Business Stammtisch
Wed Nov. 8, 2006 : Information Safety
Thu Nov. 9, 2006 : SACC Business Stammtisch
Sun Nov. 12, 2006 : Global Bio Launching Event
Thu Nov.16, 2006 : Oenology & Swiss Wine Tasting
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2006, 6.30-9.00 pm
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«« Magnetic Refrigeration : Sustainable Future Applications »»
Research on magneto caloric materials has made a far step ahead with
the discovery of the “giant” magneto caloric effect (GMCE) discovered
by Gschneidner and Pecharsky in 1996. Today this method is developed
in a sustainable manner.
This led to an improvement of the refrigeration capacities of
materials showing the GMCE of approximately a factor two. The
development of such alloys is still undergoing substantial
improvement, which makes the magnetic heating and cooling technology
increasingly interesting. Sustainable applications include practical
large-scale applications, such as in home refrigerators, heat pump
applications, air conditioning systems, process technical systems,
and automobiles, in accordance with the Kyoto protocol.
Scientists and engineers of the Thermodynamics Institute of the
University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland made valuable
contributions to the machine design of magnetic refrigerators and
heat pumps. In 2006, the Institute was awarded with the first prize
Swiss Technology Award and two special prizes, donated each by the
Swiss Federal Office of Energy and ABB.
Program
6:30 pm Doors open
6:45 pm Presentation by Prof. Peter Egolf & Prof. Osmann Sari
7:30 pm Demonstration by Mr. Nicolas Erbeau
8:00 pm Finger food & networking
9:00 pm Doors closes
Details : http://www.swissnex.org/our-actions/events/magneticcooling
Free event, but registration required through above event webpage
Location & Parking : http://www.swissnex.org/swissnex/contact
Partners : University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland &
Service de l'économie, du logement et du tourisme du Canton de Vaud
Received on Sun Sep 17 2006 - 11:13:30 PDT
