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Structural Analysis of Cabinet in Built-in Side-by-Side Refrigerator and Evaluation of Door Height Difference and Door Flatness Difference

빌트인 양문형 냉장고의 캐비닛 구조해석 및 도어 상하단차와 앞뒤단차의 평가

  • Lee, Boo-Youn (Dept. of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, KEIMYUNG UNIV.)
  • 이부윤 (계명대학교 기계자동차공학전공)
  • Received : 2018.01.26
  • Accepted : 2018.02.19
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

Since the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment are located side by side in a side-by-side refrigerator, the problems of the door height difference (DHD) and door flatness difference (DFD) have been constantly raised. Deformation of the cabinet of a built-in side-by-side refrigerator under food and thermal loads was analyzed by the finite element software ANSYS. The DHD and DFD, occurring due to the deformation of the cabinet, evaluated. From the results of the analysis of the cabinet, the 3D CAD software CATIA was used to geometrically translate and rotate the freezing and refrigerating compartment doors, in consideration of the displacement of the hinge fastening point. Then, the coordinates of two points on the upper corner of the doors were determined, and the DHD and DFD were obtained. It found that the thermal load, occurring under normal operation conditions, decreases the door height difference, but increases the door flatness difference. Values of the analyzed DHD and DFD appear smaller than the acceptance criteria used by the refrigerator manufacturer.

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