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http://dx.doi.org/10.14775/ksmpe.2018.17.5.076

Analysis of Door Height Difference and Door Flatness Difference of Built-in Side-by-Side Refrigerator Using Cabinet-Door Integrated Model  

Lee, Boo-Youn (Dept. of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, KEIMYUNG UNIV.)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers / v.17, no.5, 2018 , pp. 76-83 More about this Journal
Abstract
A cabinet-door integrated finite element model was constructed for a built-in side-by-side refrigerator with an ice dispenser, and its deformation was analyzed using the ANSYS finite element software. As loads, the food load needed to fill in the cabinet and doors and the thermal load occurring during normal operation conditions were taken into consideration. The door height difference (DHD) and door flatness difference (DFD) between the two doors of the freezing and refrigerating compartments were derived. The DHD and DFD under the assembled condition without applied loads satisfied the acceptance criteria specified by the refrigerator manufacturer. It appeared that the food load increases the DFD slightly. The thermal load tends to increase the differences because of the thermal deformation, especially the DFD, of the cabinet and doors.
Keywords
Built-in Side-by-Side Refrigerator; Door Flatness Difference; Door Height Difference; Structural Analysis; Thermal Deformation;
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