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A Study on the Reduction of Dew Generation on a Surface Using Induced Heat from Room Temperature  

Kim, Seong-Jin (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan Nat'l Univ.)
Kang, Seok-Hoon (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan Nat'l Univ.)
Park, Ki-Hong (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan Nat'l Univ.)
Yoo, Won-Sul (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan Nat'l Univ.)
Park, Sang-Hu (ERC/NSDM, School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan Nat'l Univ.)
Choi, Ho-Jin (LG Electronics Ref. R&D Lab.)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering / v.28, no.6, 2011 , pp. 724-731 More about this Journal
Abstract
Dew generation on an outer surface is considered as an important issue to be settled in the field of home appliances. In the case of a refrigerator that is subject to the dew generation problem on the surface of an outer-door of refrigeration thread, and so as to solve this problem, the electric heater is generally used for drying the dew. However, the heater inevitably requires electrical power consumption that is one of critical issues on the refrigerator. In this study, to prevent dew generation without the heater, a method of using induced heat from room temperature was proposed. In edge sides of a door, high conductive plates are installed and received the heat from outside that is relatively high temperature, and the heat is transferred onto dew generation region. Using prototypes, performance test was conducted under a certain temperature and humidity condition. The experimental results show that the surface temperature on the dew generation region was increased about $0.3{\sim}2.5^{\circ}C$ without use of any heater.
Keywords
Dew Generation; Heater; Outer Heat Source; Connector;
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