Experimental investigation on an adsorption system for producing chilled water

Modelling and Optimization of an Adsorption Cooling System for Automotive Applications

“…As it has been mentioned in chapter 3, a prototype of a truck driver-cabin adsorption air conditioner, which employs zeolite-water as working pairs and is driven by the waste heat from the engine coolant loop, was realized by CNR-ITAE under the framework of the Topmacs project [65]. The overall size of the prototype was 170 dm 3 and its weight 60 kg, so it was deemed suitable for mobile applications. Performance tests under different driving conditions have been simulated in order to assess the performance of the whole system (engine adsorption system and cabin).…”

“…The compact evaporator and condenser were built by using finned-tube heat exchangers. The total weight of the prototype was 60 kg and its size was 170 dm 3 , measurements which were deemed suitable for mobile applications. Experiments carried out in the laboratory showed that the system was able to produce an adequate cooling power of 1-2.3 kW, a SCP of 300-600…”

“…The author designed an adsorption system different from other double-bed adsorption air conditioning systems found in the literature [3,4,11,12]. The main difference is that the system comprised of two identical vacuum chambers.…”

“…This can be achieved by estimating the cooling capacity and thermal efficiency limits, having as final goal a commercially attractive system, potentially able to compete with traditional air conditioning designs within the market. Research groups in China [3][4][5][6][7][8], Japan [9], The Netherlands [10], Italy [11] and…”

“…Zhu et al [3] designed a prototype of a zeolite-water adsorption chiller to be used on a fishing boat for preserving aquatic products. The system was designed to produce chilled water at about 5 ºC.…”