Performance Evaluation of a Geothermal Cooling System

Authors

  • Chitranjan Agrawal Asstt. Prof. Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
  • Mahesh Kumar Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
  • Jagraj Singh Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
  • Bishnu Bihani Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
  • Rohan Bansal Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
  • Lalita Joshi Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur

Abstract

A geothermal system is designed to cool the atmospheric air during summer. With the developed geothermal cooling system the drop in air temperature of 2.7–3.7C is achieved for the air flow rate of 1.85 kg/min. The experimental COP (Coefficient of performance) of the system is found 3.2–4.2, which is comparable to the theoretical COP determined by applying basic heat transfer analysis and using empirical correlation for convective heat transfer coefficient

Author Biographies

  • Chitranjan Agrawal, Asstt. Prof. Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
    Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering. College of Technology and Engineering Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology Udaipur- 313001, Rajasthan, INDIA +91 94130 25570(M)
  • Mahesh Kumar, Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
    Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
  • Jagraj Singh, Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
    Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
  • Bishnu Bihani, Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
    Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
  • Rohan Bansal, Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
    Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
  • Lalita Joshi, Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur
    Mechanical Engineering College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur

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Published

2015-04-08

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2016)

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