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Technical and Economical Evaluation of Vacuum Insulated Panels for a European Freezer

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Vacuum insulated panels (VIP) is an emerging technology that may constitute an alternative to rigid polyurethane (RPU) foam as insulation in refrigerators and freezers. The VIP “skin effect” caused by the aluminum layer in the envelope complicates the evaluation of the global thermal resistance. This paper presents a new method of VIP characterization. Values of the global thermal resistance obtained are used in a dynamic simulation tool ENEREF® to perform predictive calculations. Direct experimental measurements permit to validate calculations. Finally, a life cycle cost analysis is performed and payback period of the technical option is calculated.

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  1. Centre d’Energétique, Ecole des Mines de Paris, France

    Assaad Zoughaib

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  1. Assaad Zoughaib
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  1. European Commission, DG TREN, Rue de la Loi, 200, 1049, Brussels, Belgium

    Paolo Bertoldi

  2. ISIS, Via Flaminia 21, 00196, Rome, Italy

    Andrea Ricci

  3. Dep. Eng. Electrotecnica, University de Coimbra, 3030, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anibal de Almeida

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Zoughaib, A., Clodic, D. (2001). Technical and Economical Evaluation of Vacuum Insulated Panels for a European Freezer. In: Bertoldi, P., Ricci, A., de Almeida, A. (eds) Energy Efficiency in Household Appliances and Lighting. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56531-1_19

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