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Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

THE REFRIGERATION

 AND

 AIR CONDITIONING LABORATORY

Dr Chris Menictas The University of New South Wales

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Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

• Mechlab was set up in 1998 to promote theSchool’s testing facilities and associatedprofessional experts.

• The Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Laboratoryis NATA accredited to perform air conditionertesting to AS 3823.

Mechlab@UNSWAcoustics and Vibrations

Mechanics of Solids

Aerodynamics

Solar Thermal Energy

CFD Research

Fluid Mechanics

Heat Transfer

ManufacturingProcesses

Refrigeration and

Air Conditioning

Internal CombustionEngines

Life Cycle Engineering

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Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

 The Refrigeration and Air ConditioningLaboratory

Professor Eddie Leonardi

Director of the Laboratory from 1984 till 2008

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Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

 The Refrigeration and Air ConditioningLaboratory

• Balanced Ambient Calorimeter Rooms• Air Conditioner Testing range 2kW to 50kW

• NATA registration obtained J anuary 2000

• Refrigerated Display Cabinets Testing Facility 2002

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Refrigeration & Air Conditioning LaboratoryMECHLAB@UNSW

 Testing of Small Split Systems

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 Testing of Ducted Split Systems

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Reasons for Testing• Manufacturer

¾Verification

¾Product development

¾Registration

• Distributor

¾Before Importing

¾Registration

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Reasons for Testing• Check testing

¾Energy label validity

¾MEPS compliance

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Check Testing - Observations

• Notification of check test• Manufacturers or distributors

¾ Inspection of unit prior to testing

¾Communication with Lab prior to testing

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Check Testing – Observations

• Installation manuals¾Setting procedure for rating test

¾Certain manuals are a concern

Required information passed on to Laboratory

performing test

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Other Types of Testing

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Refrigerated Display Cabinets - Remote

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Refrigerated Display Cabinets - Remote

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Refrigerated Display Cabinets – Self Contained

• Check Testing

• Standards Development

¾ AS 1731

¾ EN ISO 23953

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Air Flow Visualization

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MECHLAB@UNSW The Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Laboratory

Contact Mr Mike Fynch02 9385 4101

mechlab@unsw.edu.au