3E Analysis of the Effect of Different Type of Fans on Cooling Performance Applied to an Industrial Deep Freezer
Abstract
In this study, two different industrial refrigerators were designed, manufactured and tested to analyze the impact of different types of fans (Type 1 and Type 2) used in industrial cooling systems on the performance of the cooling system. In order to test the fan performance and airflow effects, two axial fan configurations with different structures and different motor technology (EC and shaded-pole induction) were tested in two separate industrial refrigerator test rooms in accordance with TS EN ISO 23953-2 standards. R290 (Propane) was used as a refrigerant in the systems. The average temperature and relative humidity values of the environment where the experiment was conducted were measured as 25 °C and 60 % (Class 3), respectively. During the experiments, the total of 51.71 kWh energy was consumed in system 1, while the total of 54.22 kWh energy was consumed in system 2 and the difference between the energy consumption of the two systems was calculated as 4.85%. The average temperatures of the inlet and outlet of the evaporator of the system 1 and 2 were -21.57 °C, -18.97 °C and -23.43 °C, -20.94 °C, respectively. The average refrigerant temperatures for the system 1 and 2 were calculated as -24.65 °C, -26.44 °C, respectively. While the average coefficient of performance value of the type 1 system was 1.74, it was calculated as 1.54 for the type 2 cooling system. The average second-law efficiencies for the two cooling systems were calculated as 30.85 % and 29.81 %, respectively. In addition, the environmental economy analysis was carried out using the amount of CO2 that was prevented from emitting and the CO2 emission price calculated accordingly.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Cemil Ocak
0000-0001-6542-6350
Türkiye
Süleyman Erten
0000-0002-7811-6148
Türkiye
Furkan İşgen
0000-0002-3299-6485
Türkiye
Erhan Arslan
0000-0002-7540-7935
Türkiye
Meltem Koşan
*
0000-0001-7311-9342
Türkiye
Esra Demirci
0000-0001-9467-4310
Türkiye
Mustafa Aktaş
0000-0003-1187-5120
Türkiye
Publication Date
October 31, 2021
Submission Date
December 14, 2020
Acceptance Date
May 27, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 9 Number: 5