Performance Improvement of Refrigeration System using Phase Change Materials

Authors

  • Selva Kumar Chellamuthu  Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr.N.G.P. Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Dr. K. Mylsamy  Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, - Adithya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Keywords:

Phase change materials, refrigeration, fusion, organic

Abstract

The usage of Phase Change Materials (PCM) in refrigeration system improves the system performance. In addition to that recovery of waste heat is obtained in this system. PCM is used in the outside of the condenser as a heat absorbing agent in a vapour compression refrigeration system. Heat which is liberated to the atmosphere by the condenser tubes are absorbed by the PCM used. By using this method of removing heat the condenser outlet temperature is reduced to further extent when comparing to the air cooled condensers. For the reduction of every 2C the overall performance of the system is increased by 5.46%.

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Published

2021-04-10

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Volume 9, Issue 1, March-April-2021

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Selva Kumar Chellamuthu, Dr. K. Mylsamy, " Performance Improvement of Refrigeration System using Phase Change Materials, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp.56-59, March-April-2021.