Development of a continuously operating solar-driven adsorption cooling system: Thermodynamic analysis and parametric study

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 332-341

  Hassan, H Z ^a,b   Mohamad, A A ^a,c   Al Ansary, H A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Zagazig University ^*  (Egypt)

^c ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adsorption cycle; Refrigeration; Sensitivity analysis; Solar energy; Thermodynamic model

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION COOLING; ADSORPTION CYCLE; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; WORKING PAIR; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COOLING SYSTEMS; METHANOL; REFRIGERATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84862763798     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.04.040     Document Type: Article

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