Study of an adsorption refrigeration system powered by parabolic trough collector and coupled with a heat pipe

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2271-2279

  El Fadar, A ^a   Mimet, A ^a   Perez Garcia M ^b  

^a ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Heat pipe; Modelling; Parabolic trough collector; Refrigeration; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT BEDS; ADSORPTION PROCESS; ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; ADSORPTION TEMPERATURE; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; CONDENSING TEMPERATURE; DESIGN CONDITION; EVAPORATION TEMPERATURE; FORTRAN; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; MODELLING; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTOR; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; POROUS MEDIUM; SIMULATION CODE; SIMULATION RESULT; SPECIFIC COOLING POWER; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; CAPILLARY TUBES; COOLING; HEAT PIPES; MASS TRANSFER; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; POROUS MATERIALS; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; REFRIGERATION; SIMULATORS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION; STAINLESS STEEL;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AMMONIA; COOLING; DESIGN; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MODEL VALIDATION; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIPE; SOLAR POWER; STEEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 66149178004     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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