Theoretical analysis and experimental confirmation of the performance of athermoelectric refrigerator

Authors
Chen, LG Gong, JZ Sheng, LW Sun, FR Wu, C
Citation
Lg. Chen et al., Theoretical analysis and experimental confirmation of the performance of athermoelectric refrigerator, J NON-EQU T, 26(1), 2001, pp. 85-92
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NON-EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS
ISSN journal
03400204 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
85 - 92
Database
ISI
SICI code
0340-0204(2001)26:1<85:TAAECO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The cooling load and coefficient of performance (COP) expressions for a the rmoelectric refrigerator, which is composed of multi-elements, are derived with the consideration of heat transfer irreversibility in the heat exchang ers between the refrigerator and the reservoirs. An experimental device is built for the performance investigation of the thermoelectric refrigerator. The device is used to evaluate the effect of external heat transfer on the performance of the thermoelectric refrigerator. The theoretical results ar e compared and confirmed with experimental results.