Dynamic modelling of an activated carbon-methanol adsorption refrigeration tube with considerations of interfacial convection and transient pressure process

Applied Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 276-284

  Zhao, Yongling ^a   Hu, Eric ^a   Blazewicz, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption refrigeration tube; Dynamic modelling; Interfacial convection; Transient pressure

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; METHANOL; REFRIGERATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ADSORBENT PARTICLE; ADSORPTION PROCESS; ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION; CONSTANT PRESSURES; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; DYNAMIC ADSORPTION; DYNAMIC MODELLING; INTERFACIAL CONVECTION; ISOSTERIC; MATHEMATICAL DEFINITIONS; MIGRATION PHENOMENA; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SYSTEM PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE JUMP; TRANSIENT PRESSURE; TRANSIENT PRESSURES;

ADSORPTION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COOLING; DESORPTION; HEAT TRANSFER; METHANOL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 84859426789     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.050     Document Type: Article

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