Adaptation of an adsorptive solar refrigerator to Moroccan climates
In this paper, we introduce a model taking account of the real operation of an adsorptive solar refrigerator using activated carbon-methanol pairs, as a function of the climatic conditions: ambient temperature and insolation. The model is used to simulate the operation of the refrigerator in two Moroccan climates: Rabat, temperate and humid, and Marrakech, dry and hot. The numerical simulation shows that the behaviour of the refrigerator is different from one climate to the other. In Rabat, which has a Mediterranean climate, the cold room temperature can be maintained at a value practically always less than 5°C; whereas in Marrakech, which has a pre-Saharan climate, an overheating problem can arise in the summer season and temperatures in the cold room can reach 17°C. Results also show that in both climates we are confronted with the problem of freezing because the cold room temperatures can be less than 0°C and reach − 15°C in the winter.
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1995
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Authors: | Bentayeb, F. ; Lemmini, F. ; Guilleminot, J.J. |
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Renewable Energy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0960-1481. - Vol. 6.1995, 7, p. 867-882
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Elsevier |
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