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2003 Newell, Ty A. Terrell, Wilson, Jr 2015-09-25T21:12:11Z 2015-09-25T21:12:11Z 10000-01-01 2003 The purpose of this research is to assess heat and moisture transport into a domestic refrigerator cabinet during open door conditions, as well as determine sensible and latent refrigerator cabinet loading caused by objects removed and replaced into a refrigerator cabinet. The goal is to know how much water and energy are transported into a refrigerator by these mechanisms. In general, the air inside a refrigerator generally has lower water vapor pressure than the outside surroundings. When the door is opened, water vapor enters the cabinet; this water eventually ends up on the evaporator in the form of frost. In addition to the energy load caused by moisture condensation, removal of the frost requires energy. The analytical and experimental study of heat/mass transfer in an open cavity is of interest not only in refrigerator cabinets, but also in other areas such as solar receivers, buildings, and electrical components. Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-25T21:12:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 3111647.pdf: 8558525 bytes, checksum: 7496c13c82cf5f56d36be38e0e57c2ee (MD5) Previous issue date: 2003 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 85084 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 169 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/83803 (MiAaPQ)AAI3111647 eng Engineering, Mechanical Investigation of Refrigerator Heat and Mass Transfer Cabinet Loading During Open Door Conditions text Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.