Performance evaluation of multi-stage, multi-bed adsorption chiller employing re-heat scheme

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-98

  Khan, M Z I ^a   Alam, K C A ^b   Saha, B B ^c   Akisawa, A ^a   Kashiwagi, T ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Department of Electrical Computer Engineering   (Pakistan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Re heat scheme; Renewable energy utilization; Silica gel water; Thermal capacitance ratio; Three stage chiller

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; HEAT TRANSFER; REHEAT CYCLE; SILICA GEL; WASTE HEAT;

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; THERMAL CAPACITANCE RATIO; THREE STAGE CHILLER;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ADSORPTION; HEAT TRANSFER; REHEAT CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SILICA GEL; WASTE HEAT;

ADSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEAT TRANSFER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SILICA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 35548943519     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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