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Application of a compact sorption generator to solar refrigeration: case study of Dakar (Senegal).

Author(s) : METCALF S. J., TAMAINOT-TELTO Z., CRITOPH R. E.

Type of article: Article, Case study

Summary

The feasibility of applying a low cost plate heat exchanger solid sorption reactor to solar powered refrigeration is investigated by using a validated reactor model. The proposed system is targeted at ice-making in developing countries for food preservation. The adsorption refrigeration machine modelled employs the active carbon-ammonia working pair in both two-bed and four-bed regenerative systems. Driving heat is provided from standard flat plate and evacuated tube solar collectors. The capital cost of a one-off machine with four regenerative beds which could produce up to 1000 kg of ice per day in Dakar (Senegal) is estimated at €68,000. [Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright, 2010].

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  • Original title: Application of a compact sorption generator to solar refrigeration: case study of Dakar (Senegal).
  • Record ID : 30005101
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 31 - n. 14-15
  • Publication date: 2011/10
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.11.001

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