(a) Find the refrigeration capacity if no insulation is used for the walls and ceiling. (b) Select insulation(s) for the wall and ceiling to reduce the refrigeration capacity. Evaluate the thickness required for the insulation you selected to reduce the refrigeration load by approximately 30%. Note: The convection heat transfer coefficients for internal and external surfaces are 8 W/m2 K and 30 W/ m2 K, respectively. Technical Specifications Document - Dairy Storage Room Material to be Stored Location Storage Room Dimensions: Milk Casino NSW - Australia Length: 10 meters Width: 8 meters Wall materials Plywood Wall/Ceiling Thickness: Cooling system Air conditioning systems FOS (Appendix B) Target Storage Temperature Target Humidity Density Door details Lighting intensity (Appendix A) Types of lights Ambient Temp Height: 3 meters Three-layer walls and ceiling are constructed using 1 x layer of plywood and 2 x layers of plasterboard. The middle layer is plywood with an additional 10mm thick plasterboard on both sides, adding 20mm to the overall wall thickness. Plywood Walls: 120 millimetres Plywood Ceiling: 150 millimetres Shifting ammonia between gas and liquid using pressure (Chilled air is -22°C; chilled water is 0.2°C -0.5°C, cooling plates -25°C.) Condenser unit with a Fan blower 1.2 Milk storage silos are kept within 1°C to 4°C 85-95% RH 1032.7 (kg/m³) 2m x 2m x 60mm thick hardwood 700 lux Fluorescent lights, with a luminous efficacy of 100 lumens per watt (Im/W). 35°C Properties of materials Material Density (kg/m³) Thermal conductance K Hardwood 720 0.16 Plywood 454 0.12 Plaster board 800 0.17 Properties of insulation materials Material Density (kg/m³) Thermal conductance K Polyurethane panel 30-32 0.015 Thermocol 15-30 0.025 Cork 120-160 0.036

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(a) Find the refrigeration capacity if no insulation is used for the walls and ceiling.
(b) Select insulation(s) for the wall and ceiling to reduce the refrigeration capacity.
Evaluate the thickness required for the insulation you selected to reduce the
refrigeration load by approximately 30%.
Note: The convection heat transfer coefficients for internal and external surfaces are 8 W/m2
K and 30 W/ m2 K, respectively.
Technical Specifications Document - Dairy Storage Room
Material to be Stored
Location
Storage Room Dimensions:
Milk
Casino NSW - Australia
Length: 10 meters
Width: 8 meters
Wall materials
Plywood Wall/Ceiling Thickness:
Cooling system
Air conditioning systems
FOS (Appendix B)
Target Storage Temperature
Target Humidity
Density
Door details
Lighting intensity (Appendix A)
Types of lights
Ambient Temp
Height: 3 meters
Three-layer walls and ceiling are constructed using 1 x layer of
plywood and 2 x layers of plasterboard. The middle layer is
plywood with an additional 10mm thick plasterboard on both
sides, adding 20mm to the overall wall thickness.
Plywood Walls: 120 millimetres
Plywood Ceiling: 150 millimetres
Shifting ammonia between gas and liquid using pressure
(Chilled air is -22°C; chilled water is 0.2°C -0.5°C, cooling
plates -25°C.)
Condenser unit with a Fan blower
1.2
Milk storage silos are kept within 1°C to 4°C
85-95% RH
1032.7 (kg/m³)
2m x 2m x 60mm thick hardwood
700 lux
Fluorescent lights, with a luminous efficacy of 100 lumens per
watt (Im/W).
35°C
Properties of materials
Material
Density (kg/m³)
Thermal conductance K
Hardwood
720
0.16
Plywood
454
0.12
Plaster board
800
0.17
Properties of insulation materials
Material
Density (kg/m³)
Thermal conductance K
Polyurethane panel
30-32
0.015
Thermocol
15-30
0.025
Cork
120-160
0.036
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Find the refrigeration capacity if no insulation is used for the walls and ceiling. (b) Select insulation(s) for the wall and ceiling to reduce the refrigeration capacity. Evaluate the thickness required for the insulation you selected to reduce the refrigeration load by approximately 30%. Note: The convection heat transfer coefficients for internal and external surfaces are 8 W/m2 K and 30 W/ m2 K, respectively. Technical Specifications Document - Dairy Storage Room Material to be Stored Location Storage Room Dimensions: Milk Casino NSW - Australia Length: 10 meters Width: 8 meters Wall materials Plywood Wall/Ceiling Thickness: Cooling system Air conditioning systems FOS (Appendix B) Target Storage Temperature Target Humidity Density Door details Lighting intensity (Appendix A) Types of lights Ambient Temp Height: 3 meters Three-layer walls and ceiling are constructed using 1 x layer of plywood and 2 x layers of plasterboard. The middle layer is plywood with an additional 10mm thick plasterboard on both sides, adding 20mm to the overall wall thickness. Plywood Walls: 120 millimetres Plywood Ceiling: 150 millimetres Shifting ammonia between gas and liquid using pressure (Chilled air is -22°C; chilled water is 0.2°C -0.5°C, cooling plates -25°C.) Condenser unit with a Fan blower 1.2 Milk storage silos are kept within 1°C to 4°C 85-95% RH 1032.7 (kg/m³) 2m x 2m x 60mm thick hardwood 700 lux Fluorescent lights, with a luminous efficacy of 100 lumens per watt (Im/W). 35°C Properties of materials Material Density (kg/m³) Thermal conductance K Hardwood 720 0.16 Plywood 454 0.12 Plaster board 800 0.17 Properties of insulation materials Material Density (kg/m³) Thermal conductance K Polyurethane panel 30-32 0.015 Thermocol 15-30 0.025 Cork 120-160 0.036
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