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Heat and fluid flow inside a household refrigerator cabinet.

Author(s) : DESCHAMPS C. J., PRATA A. T., LOPES L. A. D., et al.

Summary

A computational model was employed to determine the three-dimensional heat and fluid flow inside a domestic refrigerator cabinet. The detailed differential equations describing the mass, momentum and energy conservation for the air were solved using a finite volume methodology. Steady state temperature fields and heat transfer were explored. The different heat transfer mechanisms were assessed, and radiation was found to play an important role in creating a more uniform temperature field inside the refrigerator cabinet. Turbulence was investigated and its effect was found to be less important in establishing the flow field pattern.

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  • Original title: Heat and fluid flow inside a household refrigerator cabinet.
  • Record ID : 2000-1390
  • Languages: English
  • Source: 20th International Congress of Refrigeration: Refrigeration into the Third Millennium.
  • Publication date: 1999/09/19

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