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DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN MEXICO. EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF AN AMMONIA-WATER ABSORPTION COOLER OPERATING ON LOW ENTHALPY GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.

Author(s) : BEST R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

MOST OF THE GEOTHERMAL FIELDS IN MEXICO ARE LOCATED NEAR IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL AREAS. PERISHABLE FOOD LOSSES IN MEXICO, RESULTING FROM INADEQUATE HANDLING AND COLD STORAGE FACILITIES, VARY FROM 35 TO 50%. IN ORDER TO PROVE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF OPERATING HEAT-DRIVEN ABSORPTION COOLING SYSTEMS ON LOW ENTHALPY GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, A PROTOTYPE AMMONIA-WATER ABSORPTION COOLER WAS INSTALLED IN THE CERRO PRIETO GEOTHERMAL FIELD, WHERE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURES EXCEED 313 K (40 DEG C) AND THE COOLING WATER TEMPERATURES REACH 303 K (30 DEG C). THE UNIT HAS OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY WITH EVAPORATIVE COOLING LOADS EXCEEDING THE DESIGN VALUE.

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  • Original title: DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN MEXICO. EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF AN AMMONIA-WATER ABSORPTION COOLER OPERATING ON LOW ENTHALPY GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.
  • Record ID : 1991-0861
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: General information
  • Source: Heat Recov. Syst. CHP - vol. 10 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1990

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