THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Sheik Ismail Tharves Mohideen

,

Nagachari Nethaji

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON IMPROVEMENT OF COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE OF WINDOW AIR CONDITIONING UNIT

ABSTRACT
This paper presents the performance analysis of a window air conditioner unit incorporated with wick less loop heat pipes (WLHP). The WLHP are located on the evaporator side of the air conditioning unit. The working medium for the WLHP is R134a refrigerant gas, an alternate refrigerant. The supply and return humidity of room air, the heat removal rat, and the coefficient of performance of the unit are analyzed for various ambient and room temperatures before and after incorporation of WLHP. The performance curves are drawn by comparing the power consumption and humidity collection rates for various room and ambient temperatures. The results show that coefficient of performance of the unit is improved by 18% to 20% after incorporation of WLHP due to pre-cooling of return air by WLHP, which reduces the thermal load on compressor. Similarly, the energy consumption is reduced by 20% to 25% due to higher thermostat setting and the humidity collection is improved by 35% due to pre-cooling effect of WLHP. The results are tabulated and conclusion drawn is presented based on the performance.
KEYWORDS
wick less loop heat pipes (WLHP), COP, pre cooling, reheating, return air, supply air, DBT (Dry Bulb Temperature)
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2014-12-15
PAPER REVISED: 2015-08-08
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2015-08-10
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2015-09-26
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI141215139T
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2017, VOLUME 21, ISSUE Issue 3, PAGES [1349 - 1358]
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