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Adsorption chillers: hot water driven solid state cooling machines.

Author(s) : LIVINGSTON W.

Type of article: Article

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The history of adsorption dates back to 1848 when Faraday produced cooling using adsorption refrigeration phenomena, using silver chloride to adsorb ammonia. By the late 1800s, liquid ammonia absorption refrigerators were commonplace. Even Albert Einstein and his former student, Hungarian-born American physicist Leo Szilard first patented their own design for an absorption refrigeration device in 1928. In the 1960s, commercial absorption chillers using lithium bromide salt and water were commercialized, but were found to be difficult to operate with high maintenance costs. The commercialization of adsorption chiller happened in Japan using silica gel and water pair in 1986. Combined Cooling Heating and Power (CCHP) adsorption machines were used in Germany in the year 2000. An American company developed large adsorption chillers using silica gel and water pair in 2008.

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  • Original title: Adsorption chillers: hot water driven solid state cooling machines.
  • Record ID : 30021653
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: General information
  • Source: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Journal - vol. 19 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 2016/07

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