Performance enhancement of a domestic refrigerator with Nanoparticle Enhanced PCM over the condenser side
The present work investigates the thermal performance of a domestic refrigerator integrated with the phase change material (PCM) and Nanoparticle Enhanced phase change material (NEPCM) based thermal energy storage system (TES). The materials such as Paraffin wax and Multi Walled Carbon Nano Tube (MW...
Main Authors: | , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
University of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade
2020-01-01
|
Series: | FME Transactions |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1451-2092/2020/1451-20922003620K.pdf |
id |
doaj-e926f2ec5dde4ba8b0ee42459b1babf6 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-e926f2ec5dde4ba8b0ee42459b1babf62020-11-25T04:01:34ZengUniversity of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, BelgradeFME Transactions1451-20922406-128X2020-01-014836206271451-20922003620KPerformance enhancement of a domestic refrigerator with Nanoparticle Enhanced PCM over the condenser sideKumar P. Manoj0Elakkiyadasan R.1Sathishkumar N.2Prabhu G. Ashwin3Balasubramanian T.4St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaSt. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaSt. Joseph's College of Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaSt. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaSt. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaThe present work investigates the thermal performance of a domestic refrigerator integrated with the phase change material (PCM) and Nanoparticle Enhanced phase change material (NEPCM) based thermal energy storage system (TES). The materials such as Paraffin wax and Multi Walled Carbon Nano Tube (MWCNT) Dispersed Paraffin Wax are used as TES on condenser side. The experiments are conducted to analyze the performance of the refrigerator by placing the PCM and NEPCM based TES system on the condenser side, and to predict the possible energy saving potential. The integration of PCM and NEPCM based TES system over the condenser results in lowering the ratio of on cycle time to the total cycle time of the refrigerator by 8.26% and 17.95% respectively. The Subcooling of refrigerant takes place due to effective absorption of heat on the condenser side using TES in an isothermal manner. The decrease in the ratio of on cycle time to the total cycle time of the refrigerator and sub cooling of refrigerant lead to an energy saving potential. This potential is estimated as 13.06% with PCM and 18% with NEPCM based TES systems.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1451-2092/2020/1451-20922003620K.pdfdomestic refrigeratorphase change materialnanoparticle enhanced phase change materialthermal energy storage |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Kumar P. Manoj Elakkiyadasan R. Sathishkumar N. Prabhu G. Ashwin Balasubramanian T. |
spellingShingle |
Kumar P. Manoj Elakkiyadasan R. Sathishkumar N. Prabhu G. Ashwin Balasubramanian T. Performance enhancement of a domestic refrigerator with Nanoparticle Enhanced PCM over the condenser side FME Transactions domestic refrigerator phase change material nanoparticle enhanced phase change material thermal energy storage |
author_facet |
Kumar P. Manoj Elakkiyadasan R. Sathishkumar N. Prabhu G. Ashwin Balasubramanian T. |
author_sort |
Kumar P. Manoj |
title |
Performance enhancement of a domestic refrigerator with Nanoparticle Enhanced PCM over the condenser side |
title_short |
Performance enhancement of a domestic refrigerator with Nanoparticle Enhanced PCM over the condenser side |
title_full |
Performance enhancement of a domestic refrigerator with Nanoparticle Enhanced PCM over the condenser side |
title_fullStr |
Performance enhancement of a domestic refrigerator with Nanoparticle Enhanced PCM over the condenser side |
title_full_unstemmed |
Performance enhancement of a domestic refrigerator with Nanoparticle Enhanced PCM over the condenser side |
title_sort |
performance enhancement of a domestic refrigerator with nanoparticle enhanced pcm over the condenser side |
publisher |
University of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade |
series |
FME Transactions |
issn |
1451-2092 2406-128X |
publishDate |
2020-01-01 |
description |
The present work investigates the thermal performance of a domestic refrigerator integrated with the phase change material (PCM) and Nanoparticle Enhanced phase change material (NEPCM) based thermal energy storage system (TES). The materials such as Paraffin wax and Multi Walled Carbon Nano Tube (MWCNT) Dispersed Paraffin Wax are used as TES on condenser side. The experiments are conducted to analyze the performance of the refrigerator by placing the PCM and NEPCM based TES system on the condenser side, and to predict the possible energy saving potential. The integration of PCM and NEPCM based TES system over the condenser results in lowering the ratio of on cycle time to the total cycle time of the refrigerator by 8.26% and 17.95% respectively. The Subcooling of refrigerant takes place due to effective absorption of heat on the condenser side using TES in an isothermal manner. The decrease in the ratio of on cycle time to the total cycle time of the refrigerator and sub cooling of refrigerant lead to an energy saving potential. This potential is estimated as 13.06% with PCM and 18% with NEPCM based TES systems. |
topic |
domestic refrigerator phase change material nanoparticle enhanced phase change material thermal energy storage |
url |
https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1451-2092/2020/1451-20922003620K.pdf |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT kumarpmanoj performanceenhancementofadomesticrefrigeratorwithnanoparticleenhancedpcmoverthecondenserside AT elakkiyadasanr performanceenhancementofadomesticrefrigeratorwithnanoparticleenhancedpcmoverthecondenserside AT sathishkumarn performanceenhancementofadomesticrefrigeratorwithnanoparticleenhancedpcmoverthecondenserside AT prabhugashwin performanceenhancementofadomesticrefrigeratorwithnanoparticleenhancedpcmoverthecondenserside AT balasubramaniant performanceenhancementofadomesticrefrigeratorwithnanoparticleenhancedpcmoverthecondenserside |
_version_ |
1724446380805586944 |