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Study on an activated carbon fiber-ethanol adsorption chiller. I. System description and modelling.

Author(s) : SAHA B. B., SHARKAWY I. I. el-, CHAKRABORTY A., et al.

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This article presents the transient modelling for a two-bed, activated carbon fiber (ACF)-ethanol adsorption chiller. This innovative adsorption chiller employs pitch based ACF of type A-20 as adsorbent which is a fibrous adsorbent having the advantages of fast adsorption rate, high porosity and ease of handling when compared with granular adsorbents and powdered adsorbents. Ethanol is used as refrigerant as it has no harm to environment, it is a non-toxic substance, moreover, ethanol has comparatively higher vapour pressure even at low temperature. This innovative system utilizes effectively low-temperature waste heat sources of temperature between 60 and 95°C along with a coolant at 30°C. We have found that, regardless of the initial mass distribution, the ACF-ethanol adsorption chiller is able to achieve the same cyclic-steady-state within three cycles or 1890 s. (See also this Bulletin, reference 2006-2902).

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  • Original title: Study on an activated carbon fiber-ethanol adsorption chiller. I. System description and modelling.
  • Record ID : 2006-2901
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 30 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 2007/01

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