Hot Fridge

Hot Fridge

                                  While enjoying web surfing, the laptop gets hotter. Although a fan works for preventing overheat in it, the computer becomes hot as long as it consumes electricity through adapter. Unconsciously, I put my right hand on mouse and left hand on the adapter to get warm in winter. Am I using my computer as a hand warmer - heating equipment?
                                    
                              A refrigerator is one of the biggest electricity consumers at home. Its basic function is keeping low temperature to slow down the speed of bacteria thus the fridge preserves food's good condition longer. A refrigerator works with refrigerant-generally Freon gas. When the refrigerant is liquid condition, it sucks heat so that the fridge does cooling. On the contrary, it emits heat when gas condition. While refrigerant repeats gas-liquid condition, the compressor and condenser (long and thin copper/aluminum pipes at back of fridges) are heated up because gas has to evaporate this heat. To blow this heat, a refrigerator should be placed 5-10 cm apart from the wall in the kitchen. Because compressor and condenser rise up to 80Ëšc in case of small sized domestic fridge.

                              The idea of 'Hot Fridge' is based on an experimental use of waste heat from a refrigerator. With redesigning structure and condenser, the fridge is able to store not only cold food but also warm food. The condenser exists on top of the fridge so that the waste heat naturally evaporates up by convection-current. Thus, it makes your dish warm. You can put and keep left-over food warm until next meal. In addition, plastic shelves in door are changed to fabric net pocket bags that help cool air circulation as well as easy storing after shopping. Steel wires at the wall in the fridge are also good for hanging freely as your food style. 'Hot Fridge' is easy to move so you can pull to dinner table to move warm dish directly. If you cannot finish all pieces of your pizza at lunch, simply put pizza plate up on the fridge. Next bite in the afternoon also will be warm!