Review of solar sorption refrigeration technologies: Development and applications

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1758-1775

  Fan, Y ^a   Luo, L ^a   Souyri, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption; Adsorption; Coefficient of performance (COP); Refrigeration; Solar powered

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ICE MAKING; REFRIGERATION MACHINES; SOLAR SORPTION;

SOLAR REFRIGERATION;

EID: 34250218909     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2006.01.007     Document Type: Review

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