An investigation of the solar powered absorption refrigeration system with advanced energy storage technology

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1794-1804

  Xu, S M ^a   Huang, X D ^a   Du, R ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Dynamic model; Energy storage; Numerical simulation; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; AC LOAD; AQUEOUS LITHIUM BROMIDE; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COOLING AIR; HEAT LOADS; OPERATING CONDITION; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION RESULT; SOLAR-POWERED; STORAGE DENSITIES; STORAGE TANK; STORAGE TECHNOLOGY; VARIABLE MASS; WORKING FLUID; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

ABSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL POTENTIAL; CHEMICALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); DYNAMIC MODELS; ENERGY STORAGE; FLUIDS; FLYWHEELS; HIGHWAY PLANNING; LITHIUM; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION;

ABSORPTION; ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AIR CONDITIONING; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY RESOURCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; STORAGE TANK; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 80051585799     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.04.022     Document Type: Article

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