Simulation of a Hybrid Thermoelectric-Magnetocaloric Refrigerator with a Magnetocaloric Material Having a First-Order Transition
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
1 It is not clear why the authors combined the thermoelectric and magnetocaloric systems together. The potential applications of the system should be discussed.
2 The authors used a lot of parameters in Section 2. A schematic should be provided with all the parameters and symbols for easier understanding.
3 The plots in Figure 2, 6, 7, 8 are very confusing.
4 The presentation of the results and discussions need to be improved. The figures and discussions are very confusing, and it is very difficult to get the logic of the work.
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Reviewer 2 Report
I think the authors may need to provide real materials for the Figure 1, sandwich structure, and provide the experimental data to verify the simulations.
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Reviewer 3 Report
This review report has been removed from the review record as it did not conform with MDPI’s standards (https://www.mdpi.com/reviewers#_bookmark11).
Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
The authors have addressed the comments and suggestions by the reviewers, i think it can be accepted now.