Effect of internal heat recovery in ammonia-water absorption cooling cycles: Exergy and structural analysis

International Journal of Thermodynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-27

  Boer, Dieter ^a   Gebreslassie, Berhane Hagos ^a   Medrano, Marc ^b   Nogues, Miquel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorption cycle; Ammonia water; Exergy analysis; Structural analysis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA-WATER; AMMONIA-WATER ABSORPTION; COMPLEX INTERACTION; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; EXERGY ANALYSIS; INTERNAL HEAT RECOVERY; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAIN COMPONENT; OPTIMISATION; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; SECOND LAW ANALYSIS; SINGLE COMPONENTS; STRUCTURAL METHODS;

AMMONIA; COOLING; COOLING WATER; EXERGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; WASTE HEAT; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 66149179026     PISSN: 13019724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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