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What is Thermal Load

Chapter 16
Handbook of Research on Advances and Applications in Refrigeration Systems and Technologies
Amount of heat (sensible and latent) energy to be removed from an inner environment by the refrigeration equipment to maintain that environment at the design temperature when worst case external temperature is being experienced.
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Experimental Analysis to Optimize the Performance of Air Curtains and Heat Exchangers: Application to Refrigerated Display Cases
Samuel Mariano do Nascimento (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), Gustavo Galdi Heidinger (Eletrofrio Refrigeração Ltda, Brazil), Pedro Dinis Gaspar (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), and Pedro Dinho Silva (University of Beira Interior, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 51
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8398-3.ch016
Abstract
This chapter reports an overview about experimental studies concerning the thermal performance of air curtains and heat exchangers installed in vertical open refrigerated display cases. The air curtain analysis shows the influence on the thermal performance by varying the width of the discharge air grille and the perforation density of the back panel by a mathematical model. The variation on the perforation density of the back panel and the width of discharge air grille alter significantly the thermal entrainment factor and the energy consumption of the equipment. Focusing the influence of environmental conditions on the performance of the heat exchanger, a second mathematical model was developed to evaluate the total heat load, its partial components and the condensate water mass. This analysis provides valuable information to the design of the air curtain and heat exchanger based on in-store environmental conditions and airflow efficiency.
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Computational Modelling and Simulation to Assist the Improvement of Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency in Industrial Engineering Systems: Application to Cold Stores
Amount of heat (sensible and latent) energy to be removed from an inner environment by the refrigeration equipment to maintain that environment at the design temperature when worst case external temperature is being experienced.
Published in Chapter: Computational Modelling and Simulation to Assist the Improvement of Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency in Industrial Engineering Systems: Application to Cold Stores; From: Handbook of Research on Computational Simulation and Modeling in Engineering
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