Transient simulation and parametric study of solar-assisted heating and cooling absorption systems: An energetic, economic and environmental (3E) assessment

Renewable Energy

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 955-971

  Shirazi, Alec ^a   Taylor, Robert A ^a   White, Stephen D ^b   Morrison, Graham L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorption chiller; Air conditioning; Economic; Environmental; Solar thermal; TRNSYS

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INVESTMENTS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PASSIVE SOLAR; REFRIGERATORS; SOLAR HEATING;

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; ENVIRONMENTAL; HEATING AND COOLING; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOLAR ASSISTED; SOLAR FRACTION; SOLAR THERMAL; TRANSIENT SIMULATION; TRNSYS;

AIR CONDITIONING;

ABSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEATING; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SIMULATION; SOLAR POWER; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EID: 84941985600     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.09.014     Document Type: Article

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