This article presents the modeling of the solar adsorption cooling system to predict its performance at each hour of the day. The model was implemented to improve the performance of the existing prototype built in Morocco that employs activated carbon–methanol as the working pair. The comparison between the numerical results and experimental data indicates that the model predicts the dynamic performance of the system well as a good agreement was obtained. Several main factors affecting system performance are discussed according to the results given by the simulation. New submodels have been added to predict the performance of the continuous cycle. The results show that the performance of the system could be enhanced by 68% with the continuous cycle. And by 88% with double glazed collector configuration.
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