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http://dx.doi.org/10.9726/kspse.2014.18.1.032

Optimum Design of an Indoor Package Air-Conditioner's Flow Path by Taguchi Method  

Kim, Jang-Kweon (Department of Power System Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Oh, Seok-Hyung (School of Mechanical Engineering, Kunsan National University)
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Journal of Power System Engineering / v.18, no.1, 2014 , pp. 32-37 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the optimum design process of an indoor package air-conditioner (PAC) was implemented by Taguchi method. The goal of this study is to obtain the best set condition of each control factor composing of an indoor PAC. The number of revolution of a double inlet sirocco fan installed in an indoor PAC was measured by the orthogonal array of $L_{18}(2^3{\times}3^4)$ and analysed by using the-smaller- the-better characteristic among the static characteristic analyses. As a result, the optimum condition of an indoor PAC was found as a set of when the cost of production, assembling and working conditions were considered. Moreover, the number of revolution of a double-inlet sirocco fan used for an optimum condition was reduced about 8.5% more than that of a standard condition for the target flowrate of $18.5m^3/min$.
Keywords
Analysis of Variance(ANOVA); Control Factor; Double-Inlet Sirocco Fan; Noise Factor; Optimum Condition; Package Air-Conditioner(PAC); Signal-to-Noise(S/N) Ratio; The-Smaller-The-Better Characteristic; Taguchi Method;
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