Modular regenerative adsorption cycles with fixed beds, applied to trigeneration

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-204

  Critoph, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Ammonia; Carbon; Refrigeration; Simulation; Thermal wave

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING; CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POROSITY; REGENERATORS;

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COP); MULTIROW BED; SPECIFIC CODING POWER (SCP); THERMAL WAVE;

HEAT TRANSFER;

REFRIGERATION;

EID: 22144438991     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440805X7053     Document Type: Article

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