MINI PROJECT ON DOUBLE DOOR

REFRIGERATOR
By Group B, ME 6th

Elitte College of Engineering

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
 Index
Sl No. Components Page No.

1 Introduction 2

2 Components 3

3 Working Principle 4-6

4 Diagrams 7-8
Advantages and Disadvantages of
5 Double Door Refrigerator 9 - 10

6 Conclusion 11

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 Introduction

A refrigerator consists of a thermally insulated

compartment and a heat pump that transfers heat from
the inside to its external environment by doing work so
that the fridge is cooled to a temperature below the
ambient temperature of the room. It is generally used to
store foods, drinks, medicines and for making ice
products. The lower temperature lowers the growth of
bacteria, so the refrigerator reduces the rate of spoilage.
Generally, for domestic
purposes, double door refrigerator is most sought now a
days. This type of refrigerator is best suitable for large
families and it comes with greater storage capacity. This
type of refrigerator comes with top and bottom sections.
In one section a few degrees above the freezing point of
water is maintained and the other section is known as
freezer which maintains temperature below the freezing
point of water. Double door refrigerator uses modern
technologies and provides many benefits to the
consumers.

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Components of Double Door
Refrigerator

• Throttling Device (Capillary Tube)

• Evaporator
• Evaporator Fan
• Compressor
• Condenser
• Heating Rod
• Cooling Fan
• Filter-Drier
• Refrigerant
• Thermostat
• Electrical Components

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 Working Principle
Vapour compression refrigeration is generally used in
refrigerators.
Throttling Device: It is a crucial component of a
refrigerator. A capillary tube is used as throttling device.
Cold liquid is produced using throttling phenomenon. At
the inlet the refrigerant is in liquid state under high
pressure. During the flow the pressure drops extensively
and boiling point of the liquid comes down. So, the
refrigerant liquid evaporates and its temperature drops.
A portion of the refrigerant is evaporated here.
Evaporator: The refrigerant is passed to the evaporator
from throttling device. Here during the heat absorption
process, the refrigerant further evaporates and
transforms into pure vapour. Since there is only phase
change during this process the refrigerant temperature
does not increase. This is the main component which
extracts heat from the objects to be cooled.

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Evaporator Fan: This is used to maintain non varying and
desired temperature in the refrigerator chamber by the
help of air vents. With the help of specific air flow
circulation inside the refrigerator the different levels of
temperature can be obtained in freezer and other
section. And thus, desired refrigeration effect is
produced.
Compressor: It increases the pressure of the refrigerant
to its initial value. Generally reciprocating type
compressor is used. It increases the pressure of the
vapour so the temperature also increases and the
refrigerant becomes high pressure vapour. In modern
refrigerators digital inverter compressors are used to
achieve variable compressor speed.
Condenser: This heat exchanger is fitted outside the
refrigerator. The refrigerant comes here from the
compressor and releases heat to the surroundings and
changes its state to liquid. From here the refrigerator is
send to the throttling device. In modern refrigerators
condenser is fitted beside the compressor and a cooling
fan is installed for better heat exchanging.
These are the basic components of refrigerator.
With only these instalments the refrigerator will face
some issues like development of frost in the freezer
compartment. So, to overcome these issues and to

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increase the performance, some other components are
used.

De-frosting Components: The air has moisture content

inside it so when air comes into contact with cold
evaporator coil, it condenses and forms frost around
the coil. Such ice coating prevents further heat transfer
and the refrigerator becomes inefficient over time. This
issue is solved by a heating rod. Earlier a pan was used
to be installed for the water. But now the hot air
expelled by the cooling fan of the compact condenser
arrangement evaporate the water condensate
produced during defrosting.
By applying this method no manual defrosting is
required. And it is more effective than direct cool
process.
The capillary tube is allowed to come into contact with
the evaporator exit line and the capillary tube
refrigerant temperature is brought down. This leads to
better refrigeration effect. A filter drier is used to
remove moisture content from the refrigerant before
entering the compressor.

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Refrigerator Wiring Diagram

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Advantages and Disadvantages
of Double Door Refrigerator
Advantages:
• It offers greater capacity. Large items can be easily
stored. The swing of the door takes less space when
they are swung open as they are purposely shaped
narrower.
• Offers greater cooling effect. The manufacturers use
healthiest technology of all in the double door
refrigerators as the food hygiene has to be
encompassed into the factors that people look in a
refrigerator. The cooling technology helps preserve
food for longer duration and these are designed
specifically to operate under fluctuations as well.
• In normal refrigerators the frost built up in the
freezer had to be cleaned manually and the frost
used to take up most space in the freezer. But
double door refrigerator has a built-in frost-free
automatic system making the use even easier.

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 • This allows better and efficient cooling since every
time one opens the fridge; he/she is not opening the
freezer with it. So, no extra power is consumed.

Disadvantages:
• The disadvantage of purchasing a double door
refrigerator is that it might be expensive than what
one can afford. Even with minimum functionality,
they are costly because of their specific design.
• Since their cooling capacity has been enhanced
greatly, the power consumption increases and thus
incurring higher electricity bills. Many companies try
their utmost to lower the energy consumption.
• They occupy more floor space.

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 Conclusion

Double door refrigerator is more preferable nowadays

because it uses modern technologies and for its easy
usage. However, the preference of the type of
refrigerator to be used also varies with operating
conditions, specific requirements and economic factor.
It also has some disadvantages over other types of
refrigerators. But many new innovative approaches are
being taken to modernize the refrigerators further and
to improve the worse side of it.

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