Abstract
This paper presents the design, modeling and simulation of a solar adsorption chiller utilizing the silica gel as adsorbent and water as adsorbate. The system consists essentially of two cylindrical beds alternately connected to a condenser and an evaporator. It can be powered by solar energy and environment friendly. We presented a dynamic model describing the heat and mass transfer combined in the adsorption bed, the evaporator and the condenser. The system is numerically solved using a finite volume method. Effects of the temperature regeneration ranging from 350 K to 380 K and of the average radius of the silica gel grain ranging from 0.6mm to 0.9mm were studied.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1157-1163 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Review of Mechanical Engineering |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Adsorption chiller
- Cooling system
- Modelling
- Numerical simulation
- Silica gel