Paper

Effect of Different Operating Variables on Energy Consumption of Household Refrigerator


Authors:
Md. Imran Hossen Khan; Hasan M.M. Afroz; Md. Abdur Rohoman; Mohammad Faruk; Mohammad Salim
Abstract
This research work presents the experimental investigation of the effects of number of door opening; duration of door remaining open, ambient temperature and thermal load on the energy consumption of a household refrigerator. The experiments were conducted under the condition that number of door opening varied from 2 to 8 times per hour whereas the duration of door remaining open varied from 10 to 40 sec. The test has been carried out under the condition that the ambient temperature varied from 20 to 330C at different thermal loads varying from 0.001 m3 to 0.007 m3 of fresh water; each experimental run time was 6 hours. From the test results, energy consumption of refrigerator with door opening was found to increase compared to the same product without door opening. Depending on the number of door opening about 7% to 30% more energy consumption has been observed as compared to closed door condition. The test result also shows that a significant amount of energy consumption increases because the time of door remaining open increases. Depending on the time of door remaining open the energy consumption varied from 3% to 20%. The experimental result also confirms that the energy consumption increases by about 15% to 53% because the ambient temperature increases from 20 to 330C. The test result also proves that a significant amount of energy consumption increases because cabinet load (thermal load) increased. Depending on the different thermal loads about 18% to 59% more energy consumption has been observed as compared to non-load condition. If the users be serious, a significant amount of energy could be saved with proper utilizing of the refrigerator-freezer.
Keywords
Household Refrigerator; Door Opening; Ambient Temperature; Thermal Load; Energy Consumption
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