A novel model of the combined cycle of a solar-powered adsorption–ejection refrigeration system (CCSPAERS) is established. By analyzing the theory of this system and its thermodynamics, together with numerical simulation, it is found that it is a feasible method to overcome the intermittent...

Two different working pairs, one of them activated carbon–methanol and the other activated carbon–ethanol, are used in a solar ice maker to determine ice production and refrigerant criteria in desorption and adsorption processes under similar radiation energy and environmental conditions....

A uniform pressure model is presented to describe the heat and mass transfer in an adsorbent bed for a flat plate solar ice maker. This model accounts for heat and mass transfer in a porous bed in a two-dimensional transient process. An experiment has been conducted to validate this model and...

Modern large and fast ocean fishing vessels include mechanical refrigeration, but all of them consume precious fuel or electricity to achieve refrigeration. Fishing vessels with tonnage at about 100 tons cannot attach compressor-icemaker onboard because of their small horsepower of diesel...

In order to study the refrigeration performances of the resorption refrigeration technology, the resorption working pair of BaCl2–MnCl2–NH3, which has the similar working requirements for the heat source and cooling source, and also could satisfy the similar refrigeration requirements with...

China has a big population and all countryside are being urbanized recently, more and more buildings are being built with careful considerations of energy saving. Building integrated energy systems are thought to be of priority importance. There are extended energy storage researches and...

A consolidated composite sorbent made from manganese chloride and expanded graphite was produced for sorption deep-freezing processes and used for cold production at a temperature as low as -35 °C. Experimental results showed that the addition of a porous graphite matrix can prevent the...

A compact silica gel-water adsorption chiller without vacuum valves was manufactured and experimentally studied. This chiller contains two adsorption/desorption chambers and one chilled water tank. Each adsorption/desorption chamber consists of one adsorber, one condenser and one evaporator. The...

In this paper, the principles underlying the operation of desiccant cooling systems are recalled and their actual technological applications are discussed. Through a literature review, the feasibility of the desiccant cooling in different climates is proven and the advantages it can offer in...

Solid sorption refrigeration is a type of environmental benign and energy saving technology and the sorbents utilized can be divided into physical, chemical and composite sorbents, according to the nature of the forces involved in the adsorption process. The types, characteristics, advantages...