Cooling plants based on magnetic separation

At the project a proof of concept are made regarding that a variation in chemical potential due to magnetic influence on paramagnetic nanoparticles can be used for making a cooling plant.

CO2 are chosen as refrigerant, and the absorbent is a water/nano particle solution. The CO2-handling in the body is partly copied in the project, as tests are made with carbon anhydrasis as a catalyst. If it can be calculated in advance, that CO2 will not behave as expected, another combination of refrigerant and paramagnetic nanoparticles will be found.

The project has 4 main targets:

1) A test rig is constructed for handling CO2 at high pressure

2) The desired nano particles are developed

3) The nano particles are tested with the refrigerant to see that they are behaving as expected.

4) Tests with and without carbon anhydrasis is performed to see the consequence of adding this stuff.