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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2011
Gerard M. Ludtka, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Gail M. Ludtka, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
John B. Wilgen, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Roger A. Kisner, Knoxville, TN (US);
Roger A. Jaramillo, Milton, WV (US);
Gerard M. Ludtka, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Gail M. Ludtka, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
John B. Wilgen, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Roger A. Kisner, Knoxville, TN (US);
Roger A. Jaramillo, Milton, WV (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for magnetically processing a specimen that couples high field strength magnetic fields with the magnetocaloric effect includes a high field strength magnet capable of generating a magnetic field of at least 1 Tesla and a magnetocaloric insert disposed within a bore of the high field strength magnet. A method for magnetically processing a specimen includes positioning a specimen adjacent to a magnetocaloric insert within a bore of a magnet and applying a high field strength magnetic field of at least 1 Tesla to the specimen and to the magnetocaloric insert. The temperature of the specimen changes during the application of the high field strength magnetic field due to the magnetocaloric effect.