This paper presents the performance analysis of a window air conditioner unit incorporated with wick less loop heat pipes (WLHP). The WLHP are located on the evaporator side of the air conditioning unit. The working medium for the WLHP is R134a refrigerant gas, an alternate refrigerant. The supply and return humidity of room air, the heat removal rat, and the coefficient of performance of the unit are analyzed for various ambient and room temperatures before and after incorporation of WLHP. The performance curves are drawn by comparing the power consumption and humidity collection rates for various room and ambient temperatures. The results show that coefficient of performance of the unit is improved by 18% to 20% after incorporation of WLHP due to pre-cooling of return air by WLHP, which reduces the thermal load on compressor. Similarly, the energy consumption is reduced by 20% to 25% due to higher thermostat setting and the humidity collection is improved by 35% due to pre-cooling effect of WLHP. The results are tabulated and conclusion drawn is presented based on the performance.
In this work an avant-garde study is made to find out the thermal performance of two-phase closed thermosyphon (TPCT) using ZrO2 (5-25 nm) nanoparticle with base fluid water. The TPCT is fabricated from the copper tube with the outer diameters of 6 mm, 8 mm and length of 800 mm. The concentration of nanofluid is varied from 3% and 4% by weight. The experimental work is carried out under different operating conditions. The input parameters such as effects of input power, fill ratio and nanoparticle concentration on the thermal efficiency and thermal resistance of the TPCT were investigated, compared and discussed. From the results, it is observed that the efficiency of the TPCT increases when ZrO2 /water nanofluid was used instead of water.
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