Energy analysis of a solar-assisted ejector cycle air conditioning system with low temperature thermal energy storage

Renewable Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 266-276

  Diaconu, Bogdan M ^a  

^a Universitatea Constantin Brancusi din Targu Jiu   (Romania)

Author keywords

Ejector cooling system; Energy conversion; Solar assisted cooling; Solar energy; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; AUXILIARY HEATING; AUXILIARY SOURCE; COOLING LOAD; EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS; EJECTOR COOLING SYSTEM; EJECTOR CYCLE; ENERGY ANALYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE ENERGY; LOW TEMPERATURES; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; SOLAR ASSISTED COOLING; SOLAR COOLING; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; WORKING HOURS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR EJECTORS; COLD STORAGE; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; EJECTORS (PUMPS); ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLYWHEELS; HEAT STORAGE; OFFICE BUILDINGS; REFRIGERATORS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

SOLAR ENERGY;

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY FLUX; LOW TEMPERATURE; OFFICE LOCATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 79961129677     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.06.031     Document Type: Article

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