Calculation of the cooling speed of the thermoelectric beverage cooler with "wet" contact
Keywords:
beverage cooler, cooling speed, heat exchange conditions, thermal resistancesAbstract
The paper proposes an engineering technique for calculating beverage cooling speed in a thermoelectric cooler with wet and dry contact. By calculation, the previously proven experimentally conclusion was confirmed that filling the gap between the bottle with the drink and the cooler container can significantly increase the speed of the cooler. The results of comparative calculations are presented by the example of an automobile cooler of drinks Car mini-cooler FM 201.001. The ways of improving the design of the cooler in order to increase its speed are proposed. Bibl. 10, Fig. 5, Tab. 3.
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