Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (대한설비공학회)
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A Study on the Performance of Thermoelectric Cooling System for Design Parameters of the Cooling Jacket

냉각재킷의 설계인자에 따른 열전냉각장치의 성능에 관한 연구

  • Park, Sang-Hee (School of Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Eun (School of Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Kim, Kyoung-Jin (School of Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Joo (School of Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
  • 박상희 (금오공과대학교 기계공학부) ;
  • 이정은 (금오공과대학교 기계공학부) ;
  • 김경진 (금오공과대학교 기계공학부) ;
  • 김동주 (금오공과대학교 기계공학부)
  • Published : 2009.03.10
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Abstract

A small-scale thermoelectric cooling system was built in an effort to enhance the performance of the refrigeration system by utilizing the water-cooled jacket which was attached to the hot side of the thermoelectric module. Considered design parameters for the water-cooled jacket were the geometry of the flow passage inside the jacket and the flow rate of cooling water. The higher flow rate of cooling water in the jacket resulted in a better performance of the refrigeration system. The increase in the number of channels for water flow passage inside the cooling jacket also showed significant improvement on the performance of the thermoelectric cooling system such as the cooling capacity and the COP of the refrigeration system.

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