Possibilities of Integrating Adsorption Chiller with Solar Collectors for Polish Climate Zone

Tomasz Bujok, Marcin Sowa (), Piotr Boruta, Łukasz Mika, Karol Sztekler and Patryk Robert Chaja
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Tomasz Bujok: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 Av., 30-059 Cracow, Poland
Marcin Sowa: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 Av., 30-059 Cracow, Poland
Piotr Boruta: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 Av., 30-059 Cracow, Poland
Łukasz Mika: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 Av., 30-059 Cracow, Poland
Karol Sztekler: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 Av., 30-059 Cracow, Poland
Patryk Robert Chaja: Department of Distributed Energy, Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14 St., 80-952 Gdansk, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 17, 1-26

Abstract: Solar-powered adsorption chillers are a particularly interesting alternative to energy-intensive conventional refrigeration systems. Integration of the adsorption chiller with solar collectors is a very promising concept since the increase in solar radiation coincides with the increased demand for cooling. Such a solution is very economical and environmentally friendly. It also fits in with current trends related to energy policy and sustainable development. The article presents the results of tests conducted for a two-bed adsorption chiller integrated with solar collectors. The tests were performed on selected days of the summer period (July and August) at the KEZO Research Centre PAS in Jablonna (Poland). Based on the results obtained, the performance parameters of the adsorption chiller were determined, and the problems associated with the integration of all components of the system were identified and discussed. The values of the determined Coefficient of Performance (COP) and cooling capacity for the tested adsorption chiller are, depending on the day on which the tests were conducted, from 0.531 to 0.692 and from 5.16 kW to 8.71 kW, respectively. Analysis of the test results made it possible to formulate conclusions related to the design of integrated systems of adsorption chillers with solar collectors.

Keywords: solar adsorption chiller; solar cooling; solar energy; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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