THERMAL SCIENCE

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Haifang Lu

,

Jiaxin Pan

,

Enhai Liu

,

Sensen Xu

,

Xiaohai Shang

,

Zhanghui Guo

LOW TEMPERATURE PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL FOR COLD STORAGE AND ITS APPLICATION TO REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION

ABSTRACT
This paper applies the phase-change cold storage technology to refrigerated transportation to reduce the energy consumption. Experiment data showed that the electronic expansion valve can be randomly adjusted to simulate the temperature within negative 25°C to negative 5°C, and a system for defrosting at low temperature and auxiliary refrigeration based on phase-change thermal energy storage of diethylene glycol were developed to guarantee the reliability of the cold chain system.
KEYWORDS
refrigerated transportation, degree of superheat, defrosting, temperature control, phase change
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2022-11-10
PAPER REVISED: 2023-05-24
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2023-05-24
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2024-05-18
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI2403101L
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2024, VOLUME 28, ISSUE Issue 3, PAGES [2101 - 2108]
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Low temperature phase change material for cold storage and its application to refrigerated transportation

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