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Brand- LG
 Gross Volume- 350 Litres
 Storage Volume -315 Litres
 Type- Frost Free
 Model/Year – GL 368YVQ4/2012
 Star Rating- 4 stars

Components of Refrigerator
 1.Condenser- Natural Convection air-cooled condenser Skin type condenser
 2.Evaporator- Tube Fin type
 3.Compressor- Smart Inverter Compressor
 4.Capillary-suction heat exchanger – Concentric
Description Notation Thickness/length(cm)
FC Height F1 47
FC/RC Width F2=R2 64
RC Depth F3=R3 50
RC height R1 115
FC Door Height D1 52
FC/RC Door Width D2 64
RC Door Height D3 110
FC/RC Door Thickness D4 5.5
RC wall Thickness R4 4.5
Mullion thickness M 8
MC Room Horizontal MC1 10
MC Room Vertical MC2 15
Liner/Wrappper thickness LT/WT 1
PU Foam Thermal Conductivity FTC 0.023 W/mk
Liner Thermal Conductivity LTC 0.44W/mk
Wrapper Thermal Conductivity WTC 79.5W/mk

Cycle Temperatures of Refrigerators

 Ambient→320 C
 Freezer→-150 C
 Refrigerator→ 3 0 C
 Discharge→80 0 C
 Condenser→ 40 0 C
 Evaporator→ -20 0 C
 Suction→ 32 0 C
 Capillary Inlet→ 38 0 C
Heat Load Through RC Back Wall
Case-2 is apt for my refrigerator
Calculation of Heat Load
For Heat Load through Back Wall
R2-2*R4=55cm
R1-R4-M/2-MC2=91.5cm
A i=(R2-2*R4)*(R1-R4-M/2-MC2)=0.50325 m2
Aliner =2*(0.025*55+0.025*91.5)=0.0007325m2
APU Foam=2*(R4*R2+(R1-R4-M/2-MC2)*R4)=0.13995m2
Awrapper=2*(0.025*R2+0.025*(R1-R4-M/2-MC2))=0.0007775m2
Hi=8.25 W/m2K
Kliner=0.44W/mK
Kpufoam=0.023W/mK
KWrapper=79.5W/mK
Lliner=0.00025m
Lpu Foam=0.045m
Lwrapper=0.00025m
Tskincondenser=400 C
Tinnerroom=30 C

Q= (Tskincondenser - Tinnerroom)
1 + Lliner + Lpu Foam + Lwrapper
Hi*Ai Kliner*Aliner Kpufoam*APU Foam Kwrapper*Awrapper

Q=2.466 Watts
For Heat Load Through Top Wall
F2-2*F4=56cm
F3-2*F4=42cm
A i=0.2352m2
Aliner=2*0.00025*((F2-2*F4)+F3-2*F4)=0.00049m2
A
PU Foam =2*[(F2-2*F4)*F4+F4*F3)]=0.0848m2
A
wrapper=2*0.00025*[(F2-2*F4)+F3)]=0.00053m
2

Ao=0.32m2

Hi=16.5 W/m2K
Kliner=0.44W/mK
Kpufoam=0.023W/mK
KWrapper=79.5W/mK
Lliner=0.00025m
Lpu Foam=0.045m
Lwrapper=0.00025m
Tambient=320 C
Tinnerroom=30 C
Ho=4.5W/m2K

Q= (Tambient - Tinnerroom)
1 + Lliner + Lpu Foam + Lwrapper + 1
Hi*Ai Kliner*Aliner Kpufoam*APU Foam Kwrapper*Awrapper
Ho*Ao

Q=1.86Watts
For Heat Load through Side Wall
R2-2*R4=55cm
R1-R4-M/2=106.5cm
Ai=0.22825m2
Aliner=2*0.00025*[R2-2*R4+R1-R4-M/2]=0.0008075m2
APU Foam=2*[(R2-2*R4)*R4+R4*R1)=0.153m2

Awrapper=2*(0.00025*R2+0.00025*(R1-R4-M/2))=0.0008525m2
Hi=8.25 W/m2K
Kliner=0.44W/mK
Kpufoam=0.023W/mK
KWrapper=79.5W/mK
Lliner=0.00025m
Lpu Foam=0.045m
Lwrapper=0.00025m
Tskincondenser=400 C
Tinnerroom 3
= 0
C

Q= (Tskincondenser - Tinnerroom)
 1 + Lliner + Lpu Foam + Lwrapper
Hi*Ai Kliner*Aliner Kpufoam*APU Foam Kwrapper*Awrapper

Q= 2.63 Watts

Total Heat Load of Refrigerator=2.466+1.86+2.63=6.956 Watts

Refrigeration Effect
Refrigerant used is R-600a
Enthalpy at point 5 is h5=h4=h3-C(T3-T4)=291.22 kJ/kg
Enthalpy at point 6 is h6=527.61 kJ/kg
Refrigeration Effect=h6-h5=236.39 kJ/kg.