Rapid cycling solar/biomass powered adsorption refrigeration system

R.E. Critoph

Renewable Energy, 1999, vol. 16, issue 1, 673-678

Abstract: There is a need for heat operated refrigeration systems in areas of the world which have a warm climate and also have no firm electricity supply. Research is underway on carbon - ammonia refrigerators driven by the heat of steam condensing in a thermosyphon heat pipe. The heat source can be solar energy, biomass, or some combination of the two. New monolithic carbon adsorbent-aluminium composites have been developed which promise power densities of 1kW cooling per kg carbon. The high power density leads to much lower first costs.

Keywords: Refrigeration; solar; biomass; carbon; ammonia; adsorption; heat transfer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00250-X

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