A review on solar-powered closed physisorption cooling systems

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2516-2538

  Hassan, H Z ^a,b   Mohamad, A A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Zagazig University ^*  (Egypt)

^c ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adsorption cooling; Chemisorption; Heat pumps; Physisorption; Refrigeration; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION COOLING; ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; CLOSED CYCLE; CONDITIONING PROCESS; ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS; GREEN ENERGY; HEAT PUMPS; HUMAN BEING; KEY SOLUTION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDIES; OZONE LAYER DEPLETION; PEAK LOAD; POLLUTION PROBLEMS; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; SOLAR ADSORPTION; SOLAR-POWERED; TROPICAL CLIMATES; VAPOR COMPRESSION;

AIR CONDITIONING; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CHEMISORPTION; COOLING SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY; GLOBAL WARMING; OZONE LAYER; REFRIGERATION; REFRIGERATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; VAPORS;

PHYSISORPTION;

EID: 84858726392     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.02.068     Document Type: Review

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