A Novel H 2 O/LiBr Absorption Heat Pump with Condensation Heat Recovery for Combined Heating and Cooling Production: Energy Analysis for Different Applications

Juan Prieto (), Dereje S. Ayou and Alberto Coronas
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Juan Prieto: Mechanical Engineering Department CREVER, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Dereje S. Ayou: Mechanical Engineering Department CREVER, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Alberto Coronas: Mechanical Engineering Department CREVER, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain

Clean Technol., 2022, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-23

Abstract: The aim of this study is to analyze the feasibility of the single-effect H 2 O/LiBr absorption heat pump cycle to produce combined heating and cooling. To achieve this, first, the main changes that the absorption cycle requires are described in comparison with the conventional single-effect absorption chiller. Then, the cycle’s operational limits in terms of temperature lift and LiBr crystallization are evaluated. In this sense, driving heat temperatures required for these applications range from 85 °C to 120 °C. The energy and exergy performance (in terms of cooling and heating capacities, cooling and heating coefficient of performance, and exergy coefficient of performance) of the cycle is theoretically studied for five different types of applications that require simultaneous heating and cooling: building air conditioning, a 4th generation district heating and cooling network, a sports center with an indoor swimming pool, a hybrid air conditioning system with an absorption heat pump and a desiccant evaporative cooling system, and simultaneous cooling and water purification application for coastal areas. The system performance in terms of the cooling coefficient of performance varies in the range of 0.812–0.842, in terms of heating coefficient of performance from 0.58 to 1.842, and in terms of exergy coefficient of performance from 0.451 to 0.667. The application with the highest exergy coefficient of performance is the 4th generation district heating and cooling network.

Keywords: energy analysis; absorption heat pump; H 2 O/LiBr; combined heating and cooling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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