In the present work, exergy analysis has been experimentally evaluated for a chest freezer to assist in sizing calculations and selecting the most suitable working fluid, which can reduce the power consumption. In the present work, exergy analysis has been experimentally evaluated for a chest freezer to assist in sizing calculations and selecting the most suitable working fluid to reduce power consumption. The experimental measurements were carried out using a 150 litters chest freezer volume capacity running on R-134a and R-600a using different compressors. The freezer provides measurement instruments for pressure, temperature, refrigerant mass flow and power consumption. The tests were carried out with a standard ambient temperature of 32. The results show that the evaporator had the highest exergy loss value of 59% for R-134a and 62% for R-600a. Compressor exergy losses are 64% for R-134a and 63% for R-600a. The condenser showed exercise losses of 79% for R-134a and 75% for R-600a, while the limitation device (capillary tube) had exercise losses of 87% for R134a and 99.5% for R-600a. The thermal performance of the chest freezer represented by the second low efficiency is 43% for R-134a and 50% for R-600a. The thermal performance of the freezer with R-600a is better than R-134a due to the energy consumption reducing and evaporator behaviour.
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