Abstract (EN):
Refrigeration systems for draught beverages are usually available in all kinds of catering
services, being responsible to cool down different kinds of beverage from the environment
temperature down to 3ºC. As they can be found in several thousand places and its operation
runs for 24h per day and per year, the knowledge of its performance is relevant for the energy
consumption. Thus, a common machine of this kind was fully instrumented with sensors to
evaluate its behaviour. Additionally, it was used the EES software for simulations as well as
tests were carried out in laboratory environment. Based on both results, strategies to improve
their efficiency are discussed as well as the significant decrease in the energy consumption and
associated CO2 emissions released by the power plants due to improvements that can be carried
out in the working system.
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
No. of pages:
8
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