Experimental study on improved two-bed silica gel-water adsorption chiller

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1469-1479

  Xia, Zaizhong ^a   Wang, Dechang ^b   Zhang, Jincui ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption chiller; Experiments; Silica gel water; Vacuum chamber

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; EVAPORATORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; VACUUM; WATER;

ADSORPTION CHILLERS; REFRIGERATING CAPACITY; VACUUM CHAMBERS; WATER ADSORPTION CHILLERS;

SILICA GEL;

EID: 42749087715     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.12.019     Document Type: Article

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