This paper presents a modeling and optimization investigation of a solar driven adsorption cooling system working with activated carbon–methanol pair. It deals with the effect of internal fins on the thermal behavior of the adsorber and on the system performance. A two-dimensional model...

This paper deals with a numerical analysis of the evaporation of binary liquid film. The film is falling down on one plate of a vertical channel under mixed convection channel. The first plate of a vertical channel is externally submitted to a uniform heated flux q1 while the second one (y=d) is...

Owing to encouraging energy saving potential, adsorption heat transformers are considered as promising alternative to compression systems. However the enhancement of their specific power is required for their broader dissemination. This paper aims at the dynamic optimization of the Ad-HEx...

MFCs (microbial fuel cells) are a promising sustainable technology to meet increasing energy needs, especially using wastewaters as substrates, since they can generate electricity and accomplish wastewater treatment simultaneously. The MFC is a complex system involving bio-electrochemical...

Dynamic performance of adsorption chillers (ACs) with adsorbent beds of loose grains is addressed in this paper. Temporal evolution of quasi-isobaric ad-/desorption curves for simple bed configuration of n-layers of loose grains (n = 1, 2, 4, and 8) located on a heat transfer metal support is...

A heat and mass coupled model is developed for the pavement snow melting systems that utilize low-temperature heating fluids. This model is implemented in HVACSIM (heating ventilation air conditioning SIMulation) Plus and used to simulate the performance of hydronically heated pavement. The...