Design and performance characteristics of solar adsorption refrigeration system using parabolic trough collector: Experimental and statistical optimization technique

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 162-170

  Abu Hamdeh, Nidal H ^a   Alnefaie, Khaled A ^a   Almitani, Khalid H ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adsorbate; Adsorbent; Coefficient of performance; Parabolic trough solar collector; Solar adsorption

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTORS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOLAR ADSORPTION; SOLAR ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION; STATISTICAL OPTIMIZATION;

ADSORBATES; ADSORBENTS; REFRIGERATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84878805696     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.04.043     Document Type: Article

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