TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance Simulation of Hybrid Refrigeration System Using Eutectic Salt PCM for Eco Reefer Container
AU - Ditya, D. J.
AU - Fitri, S. P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Today, fresh, chilled, or frozen products usually use reefer containers. The main problem with using reefer containers is the large energy consumption of 3.6kW/TEUS and the continuous supply of electric power. One solution available is using Phase Change Material (PCM) in the hybrid refrigeration system combined with a vapor compression system. Using PCM, the temperature of the reefer container can be maintained for several hours of cooling with the compressor off. This research aims to simulate the performance of a hybrid refrigeration system using PCM and the distribution of cooling air temperature in a laboratory-scale eco-reefer container. A simulation was performed using numerical software and CFD software. From the simulation analysis, the power value of the compressor at -20 °C is 0.3794 kW for the conventional system, 0.463 kW for the 22% NaCl PCM hybrid system, and 0.411 kW for the 20% Propylene Glycol PCM hybrid one. The COP value is 2,560 for the conventional system, 2,572 for the 22% NaCl PCM hybrid system, and 2,569 for the 20% Propylene Glycol PCM hybrid one. The CFD simulation results that PCM NaCl and Propylene Glycol can maintain the reefer container room temperature and product load.
AB - Today, fresh, chilled, or frozen products usually use reefer containers. The main problem with using reefer containers is the large energy consumption of 3.6kW/TEUS and the continuous supply of electric power. One solution available is using Phase Change Material (PCM) in the hybrid refrigeration system combined with a vapor compression system. Using PCM, the temperature of the reefer container can be maintained for several hours of cooling with the compressor off. This research aims to simulate the performance of a hybrid refrigeration system using PCM and the distribution of cooling air temperature in a laboratory-scale eco-reefer container. A simulation was performed using numerical software and CFD software. From the simulation analysis, the power value of the compressor at -20 °C is 0.3794 kW for the conventional system, 0.463 kW for the 22% NaCl PCM hybrid system, and 0.411 kW for the 20% Propylene Glycol PCM hybrid one. The COP value is 2,560 for the conventional system, 2,572 for the 22% NaCl PCM hybrid system, and 2,569 for the 20% Propylene Glycol PCM hybrid one. The CFD simulation results that PCM NaCl and Propylene Glycol can maintain the reefer container room temperature and product load.
KW - phase change material
KW - reefer container
KW - refrigeration system
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U2 - 10.1088/1755-1315/1166/1/012044
DO - 10.1088/1755-1315/1166/1/012044
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85164716207
SN - 1755-1307
VL - 1166
JO - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
JF - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
IS - 1
M1 - 012044
T2 - 7th International Conference on Marine Technology, SENTA 2022
Y2 - 20 October 2022
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