Zhao Xiuhong, Liu Baolin. Numerical Simulation and Experimental Verification of Temperature Uniformity in a Novel Multi-temperature Thermostat[J]. Journal of refrigeration, 2015, 36(2).
Zhao Xiuhong, Liu Baolin. Numerical Simulation and Experimental Verification of Temperature Uniformity in a Novel Multi-temperature Thermostat[J]. Journal of refrigeration, 2015, 36(2). DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2015.02.027.
the temperature uniformity of a self-designed novel multi-temperature thermostat with three chambers was studied. A steady-state three-dimensional numerical model based on one chamber ofthe thermostat was built to simulate its temperature distribution under different heater conditions. The results showed that the most uniform temperature distribution was obtained under the condition that the square-shaped heater was used and installed under the fan. Then with all chambers under such heater condition
the thermostat was tested under mode 1 (the temperatures for the chambers were set to ﹣15 ℃
﹣10 ℃ and ﹣5 ℃
respectively) and mode 2 (the temperatures for the chambers were set to ﹣20 ℃
﹣15 ℃ and ﹣10 ℃
respectively). The simulated values were in good agreement with the measured values with the maximum error of 3.1% under mode 1 (the simulated mode)
and the maximum temperature uniformity in the chambers was 0.54 ℃under the two tested modes. The obtained results showed that the temperature distribution within all chambers of this novel multi-temperature thermostat could keep uniform under different tested modes.