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Two fundamental problems of refrigerator thermal insulation design

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Lim, JS; Bejan, A
Published in: Heat Transfer Engineering
January 1, 1994
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This article presents the solutions to two fundamental problems in the design of the insulation for a refrigerator. The first problem is how to incorporate the new generation of non-CFC materials in a composite layer that also contains polyurethane foam. The article shows how to select the thickness of each sublayer in the composite so that the total cost is minimized over the lifetime of the refrigerator. The second problem addresses the distribution of a given amount of insulation material around the refrigerator, for example, over the freezer and cooler sections. The article reports the optimal insulation thicknesses for the freezer and cooler sections so that the overall heat leak into the cold space is minimum. © 1987 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Adrian Bejan
Author Adrian Bejan Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materia ...

Published In

Heat Transfer Engineering

DOI

10.1080/01457639408939829

EISSN

1521-0537

ISSN

0145-7632

Publication Date

January 1, 1994

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

35 / 41

Related Subject Headings

  • Mechanical Engineering & Transports
  • 4012 Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0102 Applied Mathematics
 

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Lim, J. S., & Bejan, A. (1994). Two fundamental problems of refrigerator thermal insulation design. Heat Transfer Engineering, 15(3), 35–41. https://doi.org/10.1080/01457639408939829
Lim, J. S., and A. Bejan. “Two fundamental problems of refrigerator thermal insulation design.” Heat Transfer Engineering 15, no. 3 (January 1, 1994): 35–41. https://doi.org/10.1080/01457639408939829.
Lim JS, Bejan A. Two fundamental problems of refrigerator thermal insulation design. Heat Transfer Engineering. 1994 Jan 1;15(3):35–41.
Lim, J. S., and A. Bejan. “Two fundamental problems of refrigerator thermal insulation design.” Heat Transfer Engineering, vol. 15, no. 3, Jan. 1994, pp. 35–41. Scopus, doi:10.1080/01457639408939829.
Lim JS, Bejan A. Two fundamental problems of refrigerator thermal insulation design. Heat Transfer Engineering. 1994 Jan 1;15(3):35–41.

Published In

Heat Transfer Engineering

DOI

10.1080/01457639408939829

EISSN

1521-0537

ISSN

0145-7632

Publication Date

January 1, 1994

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

35 / 41

Related Subject Headings

  • Mechanical Engineering & Transports
  • 4012 Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0102 Applied Mathematics