PIV measurement of the flow field in a domestic refrigerator model: Comparison with 3D simulations

Temperature and energy performance of domestic cold appliances in households in England

“…Concerning the first group, studies by researchers such as Avci et al (2016), Belman-Flores et al (2014), Kumlutaş et al (2012), Laguerre et al (2010), Amara et al (2008), Gupta et al (2007) and Laguerre et al (2007) have used CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) models to identify and optimise the main design parameters, thermal stratification and air flow issues so as to improve the energy efficiency of domestic cold appliances. Other researchers such as Yang et al (2015) have developed new refrigeration cycles based on a 2-stage vapour compression cycle.…”

Enhancements in domestic refrigeration, approaching a sustainable refrigerator – A review

“…Based on this, several studies have been conducted in the field of domestic refrigeration, particularly in the temperature and air flow distribution of the compartments. Thus, in the literature we may find works related to the study of the air speed using the Particle Image Velocimeter technique (PIV) [105,106], along with 3D numeric simulations using CFD software [107]. Laguerre et al [108] conducted a numeric study of air flow and heat transfer in a natural convection domestic refrigerator, the numeric analysis was based in the use of CFD.…”

Modelling ventilated bulk storage of agromaterials: A review

“…One approach is to simulate only the air stream and neglect the porous medium (e.g. Amara et al, 2008;D'Agaro et al, 2006;Moureh et al, 2009;Xie et al, 2006). The second approach is to take the porous medium into account, and use separate domains (e.g.…”