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Numerical investigation of a two-stage air-cooled absorption refrigeration system for solar cooling: Cycle analysis and absorption cooling performances
Peng Lin,Ruzhu Wang,Z.Z. Xia +2 more
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In this paper, a two-stage air-cooled absorber considering simultaneous heat and mass transfer processes is developed, and the simulation results show that thermal COP is 0.34 and electrical COP is 26 under a typical summer condition with 85°C hot water supplied from solar collector.About:
This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 62 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chiller & Cooling capacity.read more
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An overview of ammonia-based absorption chillers and heat pumps
TL;DR: The use of ammonia-based working fluids for absorption prevails in a wide range of applications due to the low freezing temperature of the refrigerant and the absence of crystallization as well as the lack of problems under vacuum conditions.
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A review of thermal cooling systems
Roberto Best,Wilfrido Rivera +1 more
TL;DR: A review of the performance and development of thermal-powered cooling systems is presented in this article, which covers the current state of theoretical and experimental studies of absorption, adsorption, desiccants (liquid and solid), ejector-compression and hybrid systems.
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Absorption refrigeration cycles: categorized based on the cycle construction.
Z.Y. Xu,Ruzhu Wang +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the couplings for absorption cycle construction are summarized based on the coupling characteristics, and the absorption cycles are classified into the following categories: single effect cycle, externalcircuit coupling cycles, internal-circuit couplings are employed to enhance the cycle flexibility and internal heat recovery.
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Absorption cooling systems – Review of various techniques for energy performance enhancement
TL;DR: Among effective and promising workarounds for increasing the COP of absorption refrigeration systems, this work refers to cycle design improvement, heat recovery method, development of new working pairs, adding sub-components, and improvement of operating conditions.
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A review of solar powered absorption systems
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of recent published work in the field of solar powered absorption systems which utilize pairs of working fluid and show that along with aqua-ammonia and LiBr-water, there are certain other working fluids that have theoretically shown good performance such as lithium nitrate, sodium thiocyanate, TFE-TEGDME, methanol-TEDGME, monomethylamine-water and LiCl-water.
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Mass-transfer operations
TL;DR: In this article, the Mass Transfer Coefficients for Moleuclar Diffusion in Fluids and Interphase Mass Transfer in Solid-Fluid Operations are presented. But they do not consider the effect of ion exchange in solids.
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Handbook of single-phase convective heat transfer
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of temperature-dependent Fluid properties on convective heat transfer has been investigated in the context of closed-loop convection in Ducts and cross-flow convection over Rod Bundles.
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Mass Transfer (Absorption) Coefficients Prediction from Data on Heat Transfer and Fluid Friction
Thomas H. Chilton,A. P. Colburn +1 more
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Solar refrigeration options – a state-of-the-art review
TL;DR: In this article, a state-of-the-art review is presented of the different technologies that are available to deliver refrigeration from solar energy, including solar electric, solar thermal and some new emerging technologies.