Analysis of energy savings in a supermarket refrigeration/HVAC system

Ammar Bahman, Luis Rosario and Muhammad M. Rahman

Applied Energy, 2012, vol. 98, issue C, 21 pages

Abstract: The paper analyzes refrigeration/HVAC system energy consumption in a typical food retail store to study the effects of indoor space conditions. Refrigerated display cases are normally rated at a store environment of 24°C (75°F) and a relative humidity of 55%. If the store can be maintained at lower relative humidity, significant quantities of refrigeration energy, defrost energy, and anti-sweat heater energy can be saved. Calculations were done for a typical day in a standard store for each month of the year using the climate data for Tampa, Florida. This results in a 24h variation in the store relative humidity. Using these hourly values of relative humidity for a typical 24hday, the store relative humidity distribution was calculated for a full year. The annual average supermarket relative humidity was found to be 51.1%. It is shown that for a 5% reduction in store relative humidity, the display case refrigeration load is reduced by 9.25%, and that results in total store energy load reduction of 4.84%. The results were compared to available experimental data and found to have a good agreement.

Keywords: Display cases; Energy consumption; Store relative humidity; Energy savings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.043

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