Thermoelectric-Based Low-Cost Water Chiller via Peltier-Plates

Authors

  • Abreeza Manap Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Savisha Mahalingam Institute of IR 4.0, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Ramisha Rabeya Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nurfanizan Mohd Afandi Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Salem Ba Nkaita Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nur Irmawati Om Institute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.99.1.123133

Keywords:

Energy, Peltier-effect, thermoelectric effect, water-chiller

Abstract

This study aims to design and build a water-chilling device for strawberry irrigation in low-land areas in Malaysia. Strawberries possess better growth in a chilled environment. On that note, a chilling thermoelectric device known as the Peltier plate has been used in this project, which follows an open-cycle system. This process is cost-effective and more convenient than the other methods used for strawberry plantation, such as providing an air-conditioner, which is costly, and using a sprinkler, which may rot the strawberries in wet conditions. Therefore, we propose a low-cost chilling device to chill the water with low-temperature water to be applied in strawberry plants. The plant treated with the water chiller showed better growth with 12 cm of height. The thermoelectric effect has been adopted in this study as the source of chilling since it reduces the temperature on one side and increases it on the other side. The heat is to be discharged using two fans to increase the difference in temperature between the two sides of the thermoelectric device. It involved the Peltier effect, which generates the voltage from the power source to heat/temperature differentials. The obtained result revealed a temperature difference of 5.7 °C between the water-in (27 °C) and water-out (21.3 °C), considered the optimum temperature for strawberries to survive well.

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Author Biographies

Abreeza Manap , Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

Abreeza@uniten.edu.my

Savisha Mahalingam, Institute of IR 4.0, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

savisha@uniten.edu.my

Ramisha Rabeya, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

ramisah.rabiya@uniten.edu.my

Nurfanizan Mohd Afandi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

nurfanizan@uniten.edu.my

Salem Ba Nkaita, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

sbankaita@gmail.com

Nur Irmawati Om, Institute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

irmawati@uniten.edu.my

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Published

2022-09-02

How to Cite

Abreeza Manap, Savisha Mahalingam, Ramisha Rabeya, Nurfanizan Mohd Afandi, Salem Ba Nkaita, & Nur Irmawati Om. (2022). Thermoelectric-Based Low-Cost Water Chiller via Peltier-Plates. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 99(1), 123–133. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.99.1.123133

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