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Transient simulation of a two-door frost-free refrigerator subjected to periodic door opening and evaporator frosting

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  • Borges, Bruno N.
  • Melo, Cláudio
  • Hermes, Christian J.L.

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This paper describes a quasi-steady-state simulation model for predicting the transient behavior of a two-door household refrigerator subjected to periodic door opening and evaporator frosting. A semi-empirical steady-state model was developed for the refrigeration loop, whereas a transient model was devised to predict the energy and mass transfer into and within the refrigerated compartments, and also the frost build-up on the evaporator. The key empirical heat and mass transfer parameters required by the model were derived from a set of experiments performed in-house in a climate-controlled chamber. In general, it was found that the model predictions followed closely the experimental trends for the power consumption (deviations within ±10%) and for the compartment temperatures (deviations within ±2K) when the doors are opened periodically and frost is allowed to accumulate over the evaporator.

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  • Borges, Bruno N. & Melo, Cláudio & Hermes, Christian J.L., 2015. "Transient simulation of a two-door frost-free refrigerator subjected to periodic door opening and evaporator frosting," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 147(C), pages 386-395.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:147:y:2015:i:c:p:386-395
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.089
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