Design, Build and test of a liquid dispensing

cooler using Thermoelectric Cooling

Team 7
Rhys
Lambadarios
K00207831
 Team 7 Group Project Overview
Objective 1: Research
Understand what a thermoelectric cooler is, how it works and its uses and
applications.

Objective 2: Design
Based on the research we have done design a cooling unit which is capable
of cooling 300ml of water.

Objective 3: Build and Test

Build a test rig which is capable of cooling the water, has a thermoelectric
cooler built in and test the rig with an experiment to see the cooling effect.
 Choosing the Material for
Team 7
Cooling Bath
The bath must hold 300ml of water
It must have high thermal conductivity
 Brainstorming
Aluminum or Copper
stay cool
high thermal conductivity
Working temperature of -20 to + 30 degrees Celsius
source material quickly
CNC machine
Withstand moderate use
Durable
Non Porous
Cheap
 Translation
Function: Must diffuse heat quickly and cool water that runs through the bath
Constraints: Maximize surface area by the use of a narrow channel and fins
Withstand working temperatures of between -20C & + 30C
Thermal conductivity 10 *

Objectives: Max thermal diffusivity

max Conductivity

Free variables: All materials, process limited to Milling

*See slide 5
 Screen
Minimum thermal conductivity of 10 W/mC

Process : Milling
 Rank
Material Indices
Objectives Max energy stored for
Maximize Thermal diffusivity temperature rise
1
2
Maximize Thermal
Conductivity
Conductivity*Density1/2/Specific Heat Capacity
 Rank
Thermal Conductivity * Density Vs Density
 Shortlist Table

Objective
High
Price
Material Index 1 = Thermal
/kg
Conductivity
W/m.C
Best Silver 416-422 399-504

Our Aluminium 80-240 1.75-1.88

Choice
Middle Nickel 67-91 7.61-8.61

Worst Nickel Based Super 8-17 13.9-15.3

Alloys
 Additional Information
Silver too expensive
Copper would be ideal but again is too expensive
Our choice is Aluminium due to its high thermal conductivity, low cost,
easy to source and its machinability