Enhancing the performance of household refrigerators with latent heat storage: An experimental investigation

被引:144
作者
Azzouz, K. [1 ]
Leducq, D. [1 ]
Gobin, D. [2 ]
机构
[1] Cemagref, UR GPAN, F-92163 Antony, France
[2] CNRS, FAST, F-91405 Orsay, France
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DU FROID | 2009年 / 32卷 / 07期
关键词
Domestic refrigerator; Thermal storage; Material; Phase change; Experiment; Improvement; Energy consumption; NUMERICAL-SIMULATION; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.03.012
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
This paper presents the results of experimental tests carried out to investigate the performance of a household refrigerator using a phase change material (PCM). The PCM is located on the back side of the evaporator in order to improve its efficiency and to provide a storage capacity allowing several hours of refrigeration without power supply. The system has been tested with water and with a eutectic mixture (freezing point -3 degrees C) and for a range of operating conditions (PCM thickness, ambient temperature, thermal load). The analysis of the results shows a significant improvement of the performance compared to a conventional system. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd and IIR. All rights reserved.
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页码:1634 / 1644
页数:11
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