Review of solar cooling technologies

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 507-528

  Hwang, Yunho ^a,b   Radermacher, Reinhard ^a,b   Alili, Ali Al ^a   Kubo, Isoroku ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

DESICCANT SYSTEM; SOLAR COOLING; THERMO-MECHANICAL CYCLE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 44949255038     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2008.10391022     Document Type: Article

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