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Design And Analysis Of Cooling Cabinet For

Vaccine Storage
N.Saravanan*,
Assistant Professor
,Dept. ofMechanical Engineering,
University College of Engineering,Nagercoil
Campus.
saravananenn@yahoo.com

V.Ananchasivan
Assistant professor,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
Ponjesly college of Engineering.Nagercoil
ananth.kadukkarai@gmail.com
The impact of solar intensity on performance of the

Abstract
Solar

powered

adsorption

system is significant. The cooling cabinet model is

refrigeration

completely analysied for varies capacity and it is able

system is renewable source in the future energy

to calculate the cooling cabinet coil length .The

demands and more useful for off-grid area. In this

designed mathematical model is analyzed by the use

paper a mathematical model was developed to

of coolpack software and the results are compared

investigate the performance of a cooling cabinet of

with ansys software. It is observed that the system

aactivated carbon-ammonia adsorption refrigeration

operate more efficient while maximum solar intensity

system, and a new effective method about the

and the cooling effect.

refrigeration studies. A brief thermodynamic study of

the cooling cabinet is carried out and the effect of

Key

words:

Solar,

Adsorption

Refrigeration,

operating parameters such as temperature, pressure,

Mathematical model, Analysis, Solar intensity.

cooling effect of the system is numerically analyzed.

energy can be converted to both high grade and low

1.Introduction

grade either of which can be used to power

The Electrical Energy supply to refrigeration

refrigeration systems. The idea is not new, a solar-

and air-conditioning systems constitutes aimportant

driven refrigerator was first recorded in Paris in 1872

role in the world. The International Institute of

by AlbelPifre (Thvenot, 1979)[2].

Refrigeration (IIR) has calculate that approximately

A solar boiler was used to supply heat to a

15% of all electricity produced across the wrold is

absorption machine, producing a small amount of ice.

used for refrigeration and air-conditioning processes.

Later, solar powered refrigeration systems have been

According to the survey of International Institute of

installed in many countries across the world.e.g.

Refrigeration the demand for refrigeration worldwide

Australia, Spain, and the USA. Most are powered by

has the fundamental tendency is increases (IIR,

thermal energy absorption systems, designed for air-

2006)[1]. The global growth rate is about 17%.The

conditioning purposes. Being provided with a good

cooling effect is generally high when solar radiation

electricity grid worldwide, people are, however, more

is high. Together with existing technologies[3], solar

likely

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to

choose

vapour

compression

air-

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conditioning system. Before the energy crisis in the

by 50 mm Energylite, and covered by 3 mm white

1970s[4], research and development on solar thermal

Perspex sheet at the inside and outside. The

driven refrigeration systems was notably reduced.

dimensions are based on required capacity, material,

Subsequently, electricity-driven vapour compression

and economical use of materials.

systems have played a significant role on the market.

3.Cabinet specifications for six litres capacity.

At that time, photovoltaic (PV) technology was

expensive, had low efficiency and was not as widely
available as today.but the solar sysem give the
following advantages[5,6]
(i) It is an eco-friendly system
(ii) Suitable for off-grid areas
(iii)Running cost is low

Interior dimensions
deep.

:0.2 m x 0.1 m x 0.3 m

Usable capacity

: 6litres.

Exterior dimensions
high.

: 0.3 m x 0.2 m x 0.4 m

Cabinet construction

: 3 mm Perspex sheeting

Insulation

: 50 mm thick Energylite

cool the six liters of water from 30 oC to 5 oC, heat

removed (Qev) is given by:

Nagercoil region is the very cloudy in Kanyakumari

district,and some places in nagercoil region it is very

(i)

difficult to prevent the vaccine because of no

Qev

electricity.So in this the solar power vaccine storage

Qev

= Mw x Cpw x (Ti T0)

= 6 x 4.19 x (30 5)103

= 6.29105 J

system is preferred.

Qrefr= 0.087103 +2.3105 + 6.29105

2.Design of system components

= 8.59105J
Qref= hcon .A. (Tat Tevap),

A cooling cabinet is a refrigerated space

where evaporation of water vapour and refrigeration

19.89

effect takesplace. A well-insulated rectangular type

cabinet was chosen to save the cooling coil length

and and simplifythe design. The cabinet is design for
varieslitre containers and to avoidtoo much change of
temperature during the day. The cabinet is insulated

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= 9.66A (30-5)
= DL

0.082

= 0.00635L

= 4.1285 m

(ii)

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Fig 1: Design of cooling cabinet using Pro-E software.

Table 1: Cooling effect for different Evaporator Temperature

Month & Date

July(1-15)
July(16-31)
Aug(1-15)
Aug(16-31)
Sep(1-15)
Sep(16-31)

Imont
h

Tin

Tout

Tout

Tout

Qe
J(6*4.2
)

Qe
J(6*4.2
)

Qe
J(6*4.
2)

689

28

604.8

579.6

554.4

692

29

630

604.8

579.6

700

30

655.2

630

604.8

710

31

680.4

655.2

630

732

32

705.6

680.4

655.2

744

33

730.8

705.6

680.4

Table 2: Cooling effect for various capacity of cooling cabinet

Mass(Kg)
6
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54
60

Cp
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2

Ti
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30

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To
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

Qevp
630
1257
1890
2520
3150
3780
4410
5040
5670
6300

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4. Analysis of the system using ansys software

Fig 2: Meshing of cooling cabinet

Fig 3: Temperature profile of colling cabinet

Fig 4: Pressure profile of the cooling cabinet

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Fig 5: Velocity profile of the cooling cabinet

Table 3: Cooling effect obtained from Ansys readings:

Month & Date

Max(I
month)

July(1-15)
July(16-31)
Aug(1-15)
Aug(16-31)
Sep(1-15)
Sep(16-31)

689
692
700
710
732
744

Evaporator
Temperature in C

ITotal
(KJ)

2138
2147
2172
2203
2271
2308

Tin

22

Tout

23
24
23
23
24

refrigeration

5.Results& Discussions

Qref
(KJ)

38
38
40
40
41
43

decreases

420
450
480
510
540
570

while

224

the

evaporator

temperature decreases. The required total heat is

The calculations of the study has been given

decreases

in Chapter 3. In the each case, some optimal values

while the evaporation temperature is

increases. In the below graph 1 shows that the

had been used as initial parameters and only one

cooling effect of the system is increases with the

parameter has been varied for analyzing dependence

increase of the solar irradiance. It shows that the solar

of each parameter on performance of system.In table

intensity is gradually increases in the period of

1 different evaporator temperature was analyzed for

8.00am to 12.00 and gradually decreases in the

the performance of the system . Changing the

period of 12.00 to 16.00pm,when the solar intensity

evaporation temperature means, changing the cooled

is increases the Cooling effect of the system is

zones temperature. It shows that the cooling effect of

increases, if the solar intensity is decreases the

refrigeration is increases With the increases of

Cooling effect of the system is decreases

evaporator temperature, and the cooling effect of the

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Graph 1: Time Vs Solar intensity

variation in Air mean temperature and solar

1000
irradiance is shown in graphs 1 . The performance of

100

the optimized system at Nagercoil during September

800
is shown in graph. From the graph the performance

80

of the system is increases with the increases of solar

600
intensity
Bed
400
Ambient
Graph 2: Mass of water Vs Cooling effect
200

TemperatureC

60
40
20

0
5

10

15

20

25

30

Time of the day in hr

35

80

-200

Mass of water

-20

Solar intensity W/m2

120

60

Mass Vs
Cooling effect

40
20

Linear (Mass
Vs Cooling
effect)

And in table 2 shows the various cooling

cbinet capacity and the corresponding cooling effect

5000

10000

Cooling effect

and plot the result in graph 2..In chapter 4 the ansys

software was used to analyzed of the system in the
fig1,2,3,4,5, The different evaporator temperature
was analyzed for the performance of the system .
Changing

the

evaporation

temperature

6.Conclusion

means,

The main energy consumption are made of

changing the cooled zones temperature. It shows that

from

the Cooling effect of refrigeration is increases With

transportation areas. The use of energy in an

the increases of evaporator temperature, and the

economical and efficient way is getting so much

cooling effect of the refrigeration decreases while the

importance in our days with decreasing energy

evaporator temperature decreases. The required total

sources and increasing air pollution. Because of these

heat is decreases while the evaporation temperature

conditions the renewable energy sources are getting

is increases. Below graph shows the change of the

so much importance. The solar energy is one of the

and Qevp with respect to the different evaporator

most important energy source. A cooling and also a

temperature

heating unit which is driven by solar power in

.solar

intensity.Andshows

the

industry,

from

residences

and

from

comparision of the cooilng effect of the system

residences

obtained by the mathematical calculation, coolpack

transportation vehicles within a more applicable way

software and ansys software with the solar intensity

is going to be so economical and environmental

for the same initial conditions. The Unsteady analysis

conditions.The initial investment of these types of

was carried out form data collected from the source

systems may occur much expensive than classical

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vapour compression refrigeration system . But in

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of electricity (can be neglected).. The performance

values are also so small with respect to the classical
ways of cooling.

In this project,

adsorption

refrigerator thermodynamic analyses have been done.

And the results are checkedwith the help of Ansys
software. Finally conclude the solar adsorption
system is used for remote off-grid area and this
system is environmental friendly.
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