Talk:Magnetic refrigeration

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I tried to reorganize these, but I'm really a noob at this, and the WP Ref standards seem to be in flux now Poppafuze 22:07, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ferrofluid cooling

Lets say we have a tube filled with ferrofluid, standing vertical. We apply a strong magnetic field to the lower part of the tube, causing it to heat up. We lead that heat off through a heatsink. - Shouldn't the upper part of the tube of ferrofluid now begin to cool down simply because cold stuff is denser than hot? --Ceriel Nosforit 11:42, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

No, nevermind. It was a brain-fart.--Ceriel Nosforit 11:48, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

The magnetocaloric effect is exploitable in ferrofluids for passive cooling, which may deserve its own article, but this is generally not the place to discuss brain farts. 72.55.195.240 (talk) 23:35, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] General Comments

This subject is important enough that it should be clear to the general reader; I think it is fair to say any article with the word adiabatic is not meeting tht criterion. Since it is a great article, I'm reluctant to jumpin...Cinnamon colbert (talk) 02:46, 28 November 2007 (UTC)