Energy and exergy analyses of GAX and GAX hybrid absorption refrigeration cycles

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2011-2020

  Yari, Mortaza ^a   Zarin, Arash ^a   Mahmoudi, S M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Absorption refrigeration; COP; Exergy; GAX cycle; GAX hybrid cycle; Second law efficiency

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COP; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; GAX CYCLE; GAX HYBRID CYCLE; GENERATOR TEMPERATURE; HYBRID CYCLE; MAXIMUM VALUES; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SECOND LAW; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCIES; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCY; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ABSORPTION; EXERGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION;

ABSORPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; PARAMETERIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79951513621     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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