Open AccessPerformance Improvement of a Household Refrigerator using Phase Change Material
Author(s) -
N. Pradeep,
Somesh Subramanian S
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of manufacturing engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0973-6867
DOI - 10.37255/jme.v16i1pp032-041
Subject(s) - thermal energy storage , phase change , phase change material , refrigeration , refrigerator car , evaporator , energy storage , latent heat , materials science , process engineering , thermal , air conditioning , thermal energy , environmental science , nuclear engineering , phase (matter) , thermodynamics , mechanical engineering , engineering , chemistry , heat exchanger , physics , organic chemistry , power (physics)
Thermal energy storage through phase change material has been used for wide applications in the field of air conditioning and refrigeration. The specific use of this thermal storage has been for energy storage during low demand and release of this energy during peak loads with potential to provide energy savings due to this. The principle of latent heat storage using phase change materials (PCMs) can be incorporated into a thermal storage system suitable for using deep freezers. The evaporator is covered with another box which has storage capacity or passage through phase change material. The results revealed that the performance is increased from 3.2 to 3.5 by using PCM.