Its a shame that all the man wanted to know was if it was a good thing
energy wise to have his fridge in the cupboard. Since non of us know the
size of his cupboard or what temperature the kitchen runs at, or if the
fridge has a freezer attached, if his house is heated, or what power his
fridge consumes or lots of other detail to do a rigorous PhD thesis on the
total energy balance in his house due to the addition of his fridge. I think
having an academic arguement is not within the spirit of this group and can
cause utter confusion to the questioner. I also have a degree in engineering
including thermodynamics, and would advise him as before that provided the
temperature in his cupboard is not noticeably warmer than elsewhere, to
leave the fridge where he likes it best, i.e. within the closed cupboard
where it's silent. The extra energy used in the Summer is probably balanced
by less in the Winter and probably makes sod all difference to his
Electricity Bill or the Ice Caps.

Dave

"raden" wrote in message
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In message ,
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The bit about working best in a cold room's also not necessarily true

as has been discussed numerous times in here

... not a post to take seriously

Learn some basic physics then come back with a sensible answer.

I have a degree in physics

and it was a sensible answer

and what I said was true - fridges can fail if the ambient temperature
is too low, but since you don't seem to understand how a thermostat
works, It's not really explaining anything more complicated to you

I think you should go away and learn some applied physics and come back
when you have a clue
Since I too have a degree in physics and 40 years teaching and
examining
it, it is obvious you don't have any knowledge at all about heat engines
and thermodynamics laws. The question of the cupboard has little to do
with the internal thermostat.
It has everything to do with the temperature difference between the
outer
heat sink and the temperature of the surroundings.


ISTM that there are/were fridges didn't perform well in cold conditions.

Yes there was a thread about it some time ago

However, we're up against a professional academic here - with all the
theory, but a bit shaky in the real world

Those who can, do ....

as they say

--
geoff