A Humbling Excersize in Minimization

[cfg83]

Erdrick -

Originally Posted by Erdrick

cfg83: I have heard that that is actually a myth. A fridge will run more efficiently when it has a good path for the cold air to circulate around. Having a fridge tightly packed WILL retain the "coolth" when you open the door and close it after getting whatever you needed, but at the cost of killing air circulation when the door is close... which is greater than 90% of the time...

So, I am not sure what kind of conclusions you want to draw from that, but at least it is something to think about. Perhaps I will try a test with my fridge... I do have a kill-a-watt now, so it would be possible if I felt like burning some time.

Ok, assuming it's a myth, then here is a modified version of same :

1 - Refrigerator X has volume Y
2 - You only need a subset of Volume Y.
3 - Put (non-toxic inert!!!!) insulation and/or jugs of water in one continuous volume of the refrigerator that does NOT interfere with the circulation.

For example, if the cooling was originating form the top of the interior of the refrigerator, pack the insulation into a volume at the base of the refrigerator (i.e. the salad trays). That way, the refrigerator would only have to cool a smaller "continuous interior volume".

Does this make sense?

CarloSW2