Estudio Paramétrico para Optimización del Generador de Hielo Tubular del Laboratorio de Energía de la Escuela de Ingeniería Mecánica – ESPOCH

Abstract

The main objective of the thesis is an optimization of the ice tube generator of Energy Laboratory of Mechanical Engineering School at ESPOCH University based on a parametric study. For that, the main parameters involved in the ice formation and thermal energy storage were studied, which are: water storage temperature, refrigerant temperature in the evaporator and condenser, ice subcooling temperature and ice formation speed. Two outstanding parameters that intervened in the ice formation process were the environmental conditions of the place and the water temperature used, it was observed that by decreasing the environmental temperature, the thermal load decreases and the efficiency of the condenser improves, which directly influences the efficiency of the team; when the environmental temperatures decrease, decreasing the thermal load and improving the efficiency of the condenser, which directly influences the efficiency of the equipment. The instability observed in the first hour of experience intervenes in the final water temperature, final temperature ranges from 1.1 ° C to -0.4 ° C in three hours for each experience made.