Design, Construction and Performance Studies of a Non-electric Refrigerator Using Eco-friendly Refrigerant Materials

Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications

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Abu Kowsar¹  Nasifa Akter²  Kawsar Ahmed³  Syed Farid Uddin Farhad¹  Sarmina Yesmin⁴  Abdul Jalil⁴  Hosney Ara Begum¹  Moin Uddin⁴  Hamida Khatun⁴ 

[1] Industrial Physics Division, BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research;Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research;BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research;BCSIR Laboratories, Rajshahi, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

关键词: Green refrigerator;    Freezing mixture;    Insulator;    Phonontransport;    Temperature control and performance.;   

DOI  :  10.4172/2090-4541.1000264

来源: Ashdin Publishing

【 摘 要 】

In this study, we describe the design, construction and the performance of an eco-friendly non-electricrefrigerator. The refrigerator is made up of stainless steel (SS) chambers, drawers, four different types of insulationmaterials, refrigerant materials, gaskets, screws, sensors etc. The refrigerant material used herein was the mixtureof table salt and ice with an optimum ratio of 1:2. The refrigerant materials were preserved in a stainless steel (SS)chamber of optimal dimension covered by four successive layers of insulation materials. A refrigeration time of aboutfifty three hours of the preliminary designed refrigerator was attained. The microbiological effects of freezing mixtureon foods and food stuffs preserved into the refrigerator have also been studied. The performance of the preliminarysetup is found to be promising for developing non-electric low cost refrigerator considering the raw materials used,easy fabrication procedure, temperature control mechanism and health issues. However, further studies are neededfor realization of an environmental friendly novel green refrigerator powered by chemical energy from very low costfreezing mixture.

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