Simulated results of a non-valve, daily-cycled, solar-powered carbon/methanol refrigerator with a tubular solar collector

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 439-445

  Hu, Eric Jing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Model; Refrigeration; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

SOLAR POWERED CARBON/METHANOL REFRIGERATOR; TUBULAR SOLAR COLLECTOR;

CARBON; GAS ADSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 0030151025     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-4311(95)00020-8     Document Type: Article

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