本文介绍了美国能源部（DOE）预测冰箱冷冻柜设计能效的方法。DOE使用工程计算机模拟模型来预测各种设计方案对冰箱冰箱能耗的影响。讨论中包括准确执行计算所需的设计参数，以及提供最重要影响的变量。与生产中模型的实际性能相比，对模型的灵敏度和准确性进行了评估，并讨论了各种改进组合如何预测冰箱的效率- 冷冻柜设计。关键词:计算、冰箱、冷冻柜、设计、节能、效率、能耗、模型、性能。引用:研讨会论文，佐治亚州亚特兰大，1990年

This paper describes the Department of Energy`s (DOE) method of forecasting the energy efficiency of refrigerator-freezer designs. DOE uses an engineering computer simulation model to forecast the impact of incorporating various design options on the energy consumption of refrigerator-freezers. Included in the discussion are the design parameters needed to perform the calculations accurately and the variables providing the most significant impacts. An evaluation of the model`s sensitivity and accuracy compared to actual performance of models in production is presented, as is a discussion of how the various combinations of improvements predict the efficiency of the refrigerator-freezer design.KEYWORDS: calculating, refrigerators, freezers, designing, energy conservation, efficiency, energy consumption, models, performance.