Hybrid fuel cell and geothermal resources for air-conditioning using an absorption chiller in Algeria

Energy Procedia

Volumn 28, Issue , 2012, Pages 190-197

  Bendaikha, Wahiba ^a   Larbi, Salah ^b  

^a CENTRE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES   (Algeria)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE POLYTECHNIQUE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Absorption chiller; Air conditioning; Geothermal source; Natural gas; PEMFC; Thermal storage tank

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873177015     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.08.053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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