Numerical investigation of a two-stage air-cooled absorption refrigeration system for solar cooling: Cycle analysis and absorption cooling performances

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1401-1412

  Lin, P ^a   Wang, R Z ^a   Xia, Z Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption refrigeration; Air cooled; Ammonia water; Heat and mass transfer; Solar cooling; Two stage cycle

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; AMMONIA-WATER; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; SOLAR COOLING; TWO-STAGE CYCLES;

AMMONIA; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; REFRIGERATION; REFRIGERATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

WATER ABSORPTION;

AMMONIA; COLD AIR; COOLING; HEAT TRANSFER; LOW PRESSURE; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 78650733351     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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