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  The Importance of Cleaning Condenser Coils on a Refrigerator A working refrigerator is essential for any home. Arguably, the most important appliance in the home, your refrigerator needs a little care and attention to ensure that it keeps functioning properly. One of these tasks is cleaning the condenser coils. Dirty coils not only increase energy use and force the appliance to work harder, but they can also compromise the lifespan of your refrigerator. The most common issue homeowners face with their fridge is lack of cooling at the desired temperature and complete breakdown due to dirty or clogged condenser coils. This article will explain why it is critical to keep the refrigerator’s condenser coils clean. How To Clean Condenser Coils Cleaning the refrigerator condenser coils begins with finding where they are located; they are usually located at the back or bottom of the refrigerator. Refer to the owner’s manual for more information.  While an electrical device is plugged in, it

How To calculate the efficiency of a plate heat exchanger ?

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  Plate heat exchangers are efficient heat recovery units in commercial, industrial and residential settings. Plate heat exchangers can reduce a building’s energy costs and environmental impact by extracting sensible energy from exhaust air and using it to cool or heat incoming air.  Simple engineering principles are used to build them. A heat exchange core consists of layers of aluminium or polymer plates with gaps between them that allow air to flow freely. The exhaust air is funnelled between some of the layers. In the meantime, incoming air is funnelled in the other direction between the other layers.  Depending on the climate, the exhaust air heats or cools the plates. This sensible energy is then transferred to the incoming air. Modern plate heat exchangers can recover the vast majority of sensible energy, so their impact is significant. What Is Heat Exchanger Efficiency? Comparison of real-world performance with ideal performance is efficiency; it is the ratio between the heat t