《Effect of door opening and defrost cycle on a freezer with phase change panels》.pdfVIP

Energy Conversion and Management 51 (2010) 2698–2706 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Energy Conversion and Management journal homepage: www.elsevi /locate/enconman Effect of door opening and defrost cycle on a freezer with phase change panels B. Gin a,*, M.M. Farid a, P.K. Bansal b a Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, 20 Symonds St, Auckland 1142, New Zealand b Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Auckland, 20 Symonds St, Auckland 1142, New Zealand a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: An investigation into the effectiveness of phase change material (PCM) panels placed against the internal Received 20 September 2009 walls of a freezer to maintain stable temperatures in the presence of heat loads such as door openings, Accepted 1 June 2010 defrosting, and loss of electrical power was carried out. Temperature response was studied during loss Available online 22 June 2010 of power, a defrost cycle lasting 30 min, and a door opening scheme of 13 door openings over an 11 h period. This PCM system has significantly decreased the rate of temperature increase inside the freezer Keywords: during defrosting and power loss. Energy consumption was measured during steady operation, a defrost Phase change material cycle of 30 min, and a scheme of eight door openings at 40 min intervals. It was found that heat loads Freezer