Performance evaluation of solar driven activated carbon fiber-ethanol based adsorption cooling system in malaysia

Asian Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 146-156

  Habib, Khairul ^a   Saha, Bidyut B ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorption system; Carbon fiber; Ethanol; Regeneration temperature; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876969277     PISSN: 19921454     EISSN: 20772076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajsr.2013.146.156     Document Type: Article

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