December Results

The Comfort Appliance is a unit that utilizes the energy storage capability of phase change materials. The Comfort Appliance will consist of a heat exchanger which will store and release energy in and out of the paraffin wax phase change material located within it.  A fan will circulate the room air through the heat exchanger and, depending on the designed melting point of the wax, keep air at a desired temperature.  The Comfort Appliance is a green alternative for heating and cooling with endless applications.

For December eight quantifiable deliverables were completed that represent our work for the first semester.  The eight deliverables can be seen below.
 
   1.  Comfort Appliance schematics for wood stove and air conditioner use.  
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   2.  Heating and Cooling Loads  for test location using Trace 700 computer program
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   3.  Powerpoint Presentation given to the Sawyer Environmental Laboratory staff regarding the                    possibilities of  the  Comfort Appliance for use in their laboratories.
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   4.  Phase Change Material evaluation based on various material properties, PCM price, and project            price.  
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   5.  Heat Exchanger design
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   6.   Comfort Appliance SolidWorks model
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   7.  Frame design given to Cianbro Corporation for construction 
   8.  Paraffin Wax Thermal Conductivity tested
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