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A Study on Efficiency Enhancement in a Reciprocating Compressor for a Domestic Refrigerator  

Sim Yun-Hee (Department of Energy and Environment, Kyungmin College)
Youn Young (Rotary Compressor R&D Group, D/A Network, Samsung Electronics, Co., LTD.)
Park Youn Cheol (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cheju National University)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.17, no.5, 2005 , pp. 418-426 More about this Journal
Abstract
Efficiency of the compressor is most important parameter in the domestic refrigerator which runs year around. With developed analytical model about heat transfer analysis in the hermetic compressor, parametric study was performed to know the effect on efficiency by design and material modification of the compressor. Volumetric efficiency of the compressor increased approximately $3\%$ when insulation is increased about $50\%$ in suction component. However, the insulation effect on discharge component was only $1\%$. When the thermal conductivity of the discharge plenum is reduced from 300 to 20 $W/m{\cdot}K$, volumetric efficiency increased about $3.1\%$. There is no attraction in efficiency increment with variation of outside surface area of the compressor and radial heat transfer coefficient of the solid component in the compressor shell.
Keywords
Refrigerator; Hermetic; Reciprocating compressor; Parametric study; Heat transfer; Numerical analysis;
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