Heat and mass transfer characteristics of a zeolite 13X/CaCl2 composite adsorbent in adsorption cooling systems

ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2012, Collocated with the ASME 2012 10th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn , Issue PARTS A AND B, 2012, Pages 49-58

  Chan, K C ^a   Chao, Christopher Y H ^a   Bahrami, M ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; DESORPTION; FUEL CELLS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE HEAT;

ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COMPOSITE ADSORBENTS; DESORPTION TEMPERATURES; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER SURFACES; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; OPERATION PARAMETERS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84900390057     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2012-91246     Document Type: Conference Paper

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