Two bed silica gel-water adsorption chillers: An effectual lumped parameter model

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1417-1426

  Wang, Xiaolin ^a   Chua, H T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption system; Modelling; Performance; Silica gel; Water

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SILICA GEL; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; WATER;

ADSORPTION SYSTEM; CHILLERS; COEFFICIENTS OF PERFORMANCE (COP);

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 36549014548     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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