Eco-cooler Analysis for Room Temperature Reduction
doi: 10.14456/mijet.2020.15
Keywords:
Eco-cooler, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Room Temperature ReductionAbstract
This study was to examine reducing a 4.2×3.1×3.3 m3 room temperature by an Eco-cooler instead of using electric energy. The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) program was used to test the effect of heat transfer and to predict the fluid flowing behavior so that the temperatures resulting from the Eco-cooler can be analyzed. In the experiment, the air velocity range was set between 1-3 m/s for comparison between the temperatures obtained from the actual experiment and those from the analysis by the CFD program. This study revealed that the results from the CFD program and the experimental results were very similar; thus, their discrepancy was between 0.01 – 2.37 % and the room temperature could be reduced by 1-3 degrees Celsius. In conclusion, reducing the room temperature depends on the air velocity and size of the Eco-cooler.
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