Domestic Dishwasher Simulated Energy Efficiency Evaluation Using Thermoelectric Heat Pump for Water Heating and Dish Drying

Conference · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2018

OSTI ID:1461054

Abuheiba, Ahmad ^[1]; Malhotra, Mini ^[1]; Gluesenkamp, Kyle ^[1]; Patel, Viral ^[1]

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1. ORNL

A quasi-steady state, heat and mass transfer lumped-capacitance model was developed to predict the energy consumption and drying performance of domestic dishwashers. A numerical finite element solution was applied, assuming that the following components could each be treated as a lumped thermal capacitance: dish load, tub, wash water, and air in tub. The model was used to predict the energy consumption savings of heating water using a thermoelectric heat pump that extracts heat from a thermal storage medium, and the drying performance of circulating tub air through the cold and then hot side of TE modules.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1461054
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English