Santa Clara University Scholar Commons Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses Engineering Senior Theses 6-15-2013 Quikchill : thermoelectric water cooler Franz Louie Chua Santa Clara University Brandon Ohara Santa Clara University Rachel Reid Santa Clara University Bernadette Tong Santa Clara University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.scu.edu/mech_senior Part of the Mechanical Engineering Commons Recommended Citation Chua, Franz Louie; Ohara, Brandon; Reid, Rachel; and Tong, Bernadette, "Quikchill : thermoelectric water cooler" (2013). Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses. Paper 12. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Engineering Senior Theses at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. QUIKCHILL: THERMOELECTRIC WATER COOLER by Franz Louie Chua, Brandon Ohara, Rachel Reid, and Bernadette Tong THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering Santa Clara University, 2013 Title page Santa Clara, California QUIKCHILL: THERMOELECTRIC WATER COOLER Franz Louie Chua, Brandon Ohara, Rachel Reid, and Bernadette Tong Department of Mechanical Engineering Santa Clara University Santa Clara, California 2013 Abstract Motivated by the increasing residential energy utilization projections and the fact that water and ice dispensers consume 20% of total refrigerator energy, a thermoelectric water chiller was designed to provide a more energy efficient alternative. Implementing the chiller under the sink provides a convenient means to source cold, filtered water, thereby eliminating the need for water and nice dispensers as well as filtering pitchers.