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Fig. 4.13 General flow chart of the AMR model

Figure 4.13 shows a general fl ow chart of the AMR model for the Brayton-like

AMR cycle [ 16 , 49 , 51 ].
The programme starts with the required input data ( uid, solid, magnetocaloric

and geometrical properties, operational conditions and discretization parameters)
and the initial conditions, which de

fl

ne the initial temperatures along the AMR. The
programme then performs all the pre-de ned operational phases and repeats these

phases until the periodic steady state is reached. This occurs when the temperature
of the uid at the exit of the AMR between two consecutive cycles does not change

any more (or by less than a prede

fl

ned value).