Activated carbon + HFC 134a based two stage thermal compression adsorption refrigeration using low grade thermal energy sources

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 2257-2264

  Banker, N D ^a   Prasad, M ^b   Dutta, P ^a   Srinivasan, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; HFC 134a; Refrigeration; Thermal compression

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; ADSORPTION REFRIGERATIONS; CO-EFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; DESORPTION TEMPERATURES; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCIES; HEAT SOURCES; HFC 134A; LOW GRADES; PACKING DENSITIES; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; SINGLE STAGES; THERMAL COMPRESSION; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; TWO STAGES; WORKING FLUIDS;

ADSORPTION; CAPILLARY TUBES; CHARCOAL; DESORPTION; REFRIGERATION; THERMOANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 64749114300     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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