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EFFECT OF WATER VOLUME ON A THERMOELECTRIC COOLER BOX PERFORMANCE
M. Mirmanto*, I.W. Joniarta, I.M.A. Sayoga, N. Nurpatria, Y.A. Padang, I.G.N.K. Yudhyadi
Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Mataram University, Mataram, NTB, 83125, Indonesia
Jl. Majapahit no. 62, Mataram, NTB, 83125, Indonesia
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Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer 2018, 11, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.11.17
Abstract
Due to rapid demand on the thermoelectric cooler box, an investigation concerning the effect of water volume on a thermoelectric cooler box
performance and its
COP has been conducted. The aim of this study is to know the performance and the
COP of the cooler box with water volume
variations. The conduction heat transfer rate flowing from the ambient to the cooler box space is discussed deeply as this type of heat transfer rate is
seldom to be elucidated in the published literature and it can be the dominant of the heat load when there is no water volume inside the cooler box.
The cooler box size was 390 mm x 320 mm x 530 mm and the water volume variations employed were ranging from 0 to 4500 ml. The power used
was of approximately 51.27 W. The results indicate that increasing the water volume raises the cooler box space temperature and the
COP but
decreases the conduction heat transfer rate. At 0 ml water volume, the conduction heat transfer rate increases and it gets constant, while at higher
water volumes the
COP decreases with the time. The effect of the water volume on the heat transfer rate of the air is negligible but it is significant on
the total heat transfer and conduction heat transfer.
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APA Style
Mirmanto, M., Joniarta, I., Sayoga, I., Nurpatria, N., Padang, Y. et al. (2018). EFFECT OF WATER VOLUME ON A THERMOELECTRIC COOLER BOX PERFORMANCE. Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, 11(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.11.17
Vancouver Style
Mirmanto M, Joniarta I, Sayoga I, Nurpatria N, Padang Y, Yudhyadi I. EFFECT OF WATER VOLUME ON A THERMOELECTRIC COOLER BOX PERFORMANCE. Front Heat Mass Transf. 2018;11(1):1-9 https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.11.17
IEEE Style
M. Mirmanto, I. Joniarta, I. Sayoga, N. Nurpatria, Y. Padang, and I. Yudhyadi "EFFECT OF WATER VOLUME ON A THERMOELECTRIC COOLER BOX PERFORMANCE," Front. Heat Mass Transf., vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1-9. 2018. https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.11.17