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Improving performance of household refrigerators by incorporating phase change materials.

Author(s) : YUSUFOGLU Y., APAYDIN T., YILMAZ S., et al.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

Efforts to increase energy efficiency of refrigerators shall directly reduce energy consumption in residential buildings. Incorporating phase change materials (PCM) is a new approach to improve the performance of refrigerators. In this study, we have tested four different PCMs in two different refrigerator models. Compressor on/off time was optimized and better energy efficiency was achieved. Increasing condenser surface area by 20% enhanced the PCM effect. The use of only 0.95 kg of PCM has resulted in a 9.4% energy saving. Economic analyses show that using PCMs in household refrigerators is clearly a cost effective method that saves energy and reduces harmful emissions.

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  • Original title: Improving performance of household refrigerators by incorporating phase change materials.
  • Record ID : 30015228
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 57
  • Publication date: 2015/09

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