Thermodynamic optimization of a solar system for cogeneration of water heating and absorption cooling

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1210-1227

  Hovsapian, R ^a   Vargas, J V C ^b   Ordonez, J C ^a   Krothapalli, A ^a   Parise, J A R ^c   Berndsen, J C ^b  

^a FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Absorption refrigeration; Radiation heat transfer; Solar concentrator; Systems engineering

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY TUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COOLING; COOLING WATER; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; GAS ABSORPTION; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; REFRIGERATION; REFRIGERATORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECIFIC HEAT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; WATER; WATER ABSORPTION;

A THERMALS; ABSORPTION COOLING; ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; ABSORPTION REFRIGERATORS; APPROPRIATE DIMENSIONLESS GROUPS; CLASSICAL THERMODYNAMICS; CO-GENERATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; DESIGN CONDITIONS; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; GENERAL APPLICATIONS; HEAT CAPACITIES; HEAT TRANSFER AREAS; HOT WATERS; INTERNAL ARCHITECTURES; MASS FLOW RATES; MASS FLOWS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER; REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCIES; SIMPLIFIED MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; SOLAR-POWERED; STEADY-STATE RESPONSE; SYSTEM TRANSIENTS; THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATIONS; THREE SYSTEMS; WATER HEATING;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 55949128332     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1416     Document Type: Article

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