Experimental diagnosis of the influence of operational variables on the performance of a solar absorption cooling system

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1447-1454

  Venegas, M ^a   Rodriguez Hidalgo M C ^a   Salgado, R ^b   Lecuona, A ^a   Rodriguez P ^a   Gutierrez G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Flat plate collectors; Solar cooling; Statistical analysis; Weather variables

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COOLING; DUST COLLECTORS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FLAT-PLATE COLLECTOR; OPERATING PERIODS; OPERATIONAL VARIABLES; SOLAR ABSORPTION; SOLAR COOLING; WATER-LITHIUM BROMIDE;

ABSORPTION COOLING;

ABSORPTION; BROMIDE; COLD WATER; COOLING; DATA SET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITHIUM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 78650580000     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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