TY  - JOUR
T1  - Investigation of Effect of Phase Change Material on Compressor On/Off Cycling of a Household Refrigerator
AU - Khan, Md. Imran Hossen AU - , Hasan M.M. Afroz 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 8
IS  - 6
SP  - 192
EP  - 197
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2013.192.197
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2013.192.197
KW  - Phase change material
KW  -household refrigerator
KW  -compressor
KW  -on/off cycle
KW  -energy loss
AB  - Effects of Phase Change Material (PCM) on compressor on/off 
  cycle of a household refrigerator have been investigated experimentally. PCMs 
  are used behind the five sides of the evaporator cabinet and the evaporator 
  coil is immersed in the PCM. Three types of PCMs at different thermal loads 
  have been used for the investigation. Experimental results for the system with 
  PCM show that the number of compressor on/off cycle within the tested time is 
  reduced significantly. Depending on the types of PCM, the number of compressor 
  on/off cycle for the system with PCM is around 3-5 times lower than that of 
  the system without PCM. This reduction of compressor on/off cycle ultimately 
  reduces the efficiency losses of the system as compared to a conventional refrigeration 
  system. The experimental results with PCM also confirm that average compressor 
  running time per cycle is reduced significantly and it is found about 2-36% 
  as compared to without PCM.
ER  -