Auxiliary Draught Base Performance Improvement of Air Distribution System of Cold Store 
Pankaj Mishra1, K. R. Aharwal2
1Pankaj Mishra*, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India.
2K. R. Aharwal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India.
Manuscript received on November 12, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on November 25, 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 November, 2019. | PP: 4737-4748 | Volume-8 Issue-4, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: D8754118419/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.D8754.118419
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Abstract: Air distribution enable convective heat transfer in cold storage operation. Thermal behaviors of the cold storage system are based on air transport arrangements. Transport characteristics can handle with auxiliary arrangements such as induce draught system. Experimental investigation for the impact of auxiliary draught system (ADS) on air transportation is carried out. Air transport velocity was measured in the cold chamber with a hot wire anemometer. Experimental results show significant enhancement by three times mid-section air flow velocity and overall one- and half-time greater flow velocity observed, while return air velocity measured almost tow time of general condition during the experiment. COP of plant improve by 21% with 25% less time required to achieve desired temperature. 26% saving in power consumption observed during experiments. Auxiliary draught ensures homogeneous environment inside the plant through proper mixing of air and support convective heat transfer. Designing and analysis of airflow patterns with temperature distribution in large entity like cold storage is a difficult task thus Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can address the issue with high degree of precision. It has been observed that SST K-ℇ model has average 26% error with experimental values.
Keywords: Cold Storage, Auxiliary Draught System, Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD), Air Circulation, SST K-ℇ model.
Scope of the Article: Foundations Dynamics.