Diffusion Absorption Refrigeration Systems: An Overview of Thermal Mechanisms and Models

Baby-Jean Robert Mungyeko Bisulandu, Rami Mansouri and Adrian Ilinca ()
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Baby-Jean Robert Mungyeko Bisulandu: Laboratoire de Recherche en Energie Eolienne (LREE), Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), 300 All. des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada
Rami Mansouri: Laboratoire de Recherche en Energie Eolienne (LREE), Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), 300 All. des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada
Adrian Ilinca: Département de Génie Mécanique, École de Technologie Supérieure, Université du Québec, 1100, Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 9, 1-36

Abstract: The energy transition, originating in the limitation of fossil resources and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction, is the basis of many studies on renewable energies in different industrial applications. The diffusion absorption refrigeration machines are very promising insofar as they allow the use of renewable resources (solar, geothermal, waste gas, etc.). This technology is often considered an alternative to vapor compression systems in cooling and refrigeration applications. This paper aims to overview the thermal mechanisms related to modeling system energy sources and highlight the primary methodologies and techniques used. We study and analyze the technology’s current challenges and future directions and, finally, identify the gaps in the existing models to pave the way for future research. The paper also gives a classification of absorption refrigeration systems (ARS) to position and limit the scope of the study. The paper will help researchers who approach the various aspects to have a global synthetic analysis of the mechanisms characterizing the modeling of energy sources of absorption refrigeration machines.

Keywords: ARS/DAR systems; energy sources; hybrid ARS/DAR; thermal mechanisms; generator/bubble pump design; energy performance (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: 2023
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