Review of solar cooling methods and thermal storage options

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3220-3228

  Chidambaram, L A ^a   Ramana, A S ^b   Kamaraj, G ^a   Velraj, R ^c  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SRI SAIRAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Absorption cooling; Latent heat thermal storage; Phase change material; Solar collectors; Solar cooling; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

COOLING LOAD; COOLING TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; LATENT HEAT THERMAL STORAGE; PEAK LOAD; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PHASE CHANGE; POWER SHORTAGE; POWER SUPPLY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR COOLING; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM;

COOLING SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAT STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; STORAGE (MATERIALS); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ABSORPTION COOLING;

EID: 79955920929     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.04.018     Document Type: Review

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