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Recent Developments in Coating Technologies for Adsorption Heat Pumps: A Review

Author(s) : CAPRI A., FRAZZICA A., CALABRESE L.

Type of article: Periodical article, Review

Summary

The use of adsorbent heat pumps as heating and cooling systems is particularly relevant thanks to their ability to exploit low-grade heat (e.g., below 90 °C) from renewable energy sources and waste energy streams with prospective applications in several fields, e.g., industrial and residential. Recently, strong efforts have been dedicated to increasing the achievable heating/cooling power density of this technology through the development of innovative adsorbent coating technologies. Indeed, the deposition of thin coatings on the surface of the heat exchanger could reduce the heat transfer resistance existing on the adsorbent material side, thus increasing the overall adsorption dynamics. Three main approaches have been assessed, namely a thick consolidated bed, binder-based composite coatings and in situ directly crystallization coatings. This paper provides a brief overview of some of the main achievements related to adsorbent coating technology developments for adsorption heat pump applications.

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Recent Developments in Coating Technologies for Adsorption Heat Pumps: A Review

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  • Original title: Recent Developments in Coating Technologies for Adsorption Heat Pumps: A Review
  • Record ID : 30027810
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: Coatings - 10 - 9
  • Publishers: MDPI
  • Publication date: 2020/09
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings10090855

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