Study on the heat transfer and sorption characteristics of a consolidated composite sorbent for solar-powered thermochemical cooling systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1742-1755

  Li, T X ^a   Wang, R Z ^a   Wang, L W ^a   Kiplagat, J K ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite sorbent; Heat transfer; Solar cooling; Sorption characteristics; Thermochemical

Indexed keywords

BARIUM CHLORIDE; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COMPOSITE SORBENT; COMPOSITE SORBENTS; EVAPORATION TEMPERATURE; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; GENERATION TEMPERATURE; LOW-GRADE WASTE HEAT; METALLIC SALTS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SOLAR COOLING; SOLAR-POWERED; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; TEMPERATURE EVOLUTION; THERMOCHEMICAL; TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER; VOLUME COOLING; WORKING TEMPERATURES;

AMMONIA; BARIUM; CHEMISORPTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COOLING; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY CONVERSION; GRAPHITE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; SOLAR ENERGY; SORBENTS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE HEAT;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

BARIUM; COMPOSITE; COOLING; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT SOURCE; HEAT TRANSFER; SALT; SOLAR RADIATION; SORPTION; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 67651091729     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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