Experimental study on an adsorption icemaker driven by parabolic trough solar collector

Li, C.; Wang, R.Z.; Wang, L.W.; Li, T.X.; Chen, Yang

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2013.01.040

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“…Flat-plate collectors are commonly used in solar adsorption refrigeration systems [7][8][9][10]. Some attention has also been given to using concentrator collectors [11,12], specifically CPCs [13,14]. CPCs can achieve higher temperatures compared to flat-plate collectors, and it has also been reported that CPCs have the ability to produce ice with a solar adsorption ice maker even on overcast days [14].…”

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Performance Evaluation of a Solar Adsorption Refrigeration System with a Wing Type Compound Parabolic Concentrator

2014

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Simulation study of a solar adsorption refrigeration system using a wing type compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) is presented. The system consists of the wing type collector set at optimum angles, adsorption bed, a condenser and a refrigerator. The wing type collector captures the solar energy efficiently in the morning and afternoon and provides the effective temperature for a longer period of time compared to that achieved by a linear collector. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the system behavior, the effect of wing length, and to compare the performance of the systems with wing type and linear CPCs. A detailed dynamic simulation model was developed based on mass and energy balance equations. The simulation results show that the system performance with wing type CPC increases by up to 6% in the summer and up to 2% in the winter, compared to the performance with a linear CPC having same collector length. The ice production also increases up to 13% in the summer with the wing type CPC. This shows that the wing type CPC is helpful to increase the performance of the system compared to the linear CPC with the same collector length and without the need for tracking.

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Performance Evaluation of a Solar Adsorption Refrigeration System with a Wing Type Compound Parabolic Concentrator

2014

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“…The ratio of temperature gained by the water to heat lost by the terminal will give the heating efficiency. [27][28][29] Heat gained by the water, 34 = mw(1/5 − 1/5) …”

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A Review on Efficiency Factors and Equations of Various Solar Water Heaters and Their Relative Field Components

2017

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Solar water heater (SWH) is a cheap and eco-friendly human development system in the modern era. SWH is used in both homes and industries. This review paper is an overview of different types of SWH efficiency calculations, determination of thermal values like enthalpy, entropy, heat loss coefficient etc. It is a comprehensive and consolidated review of the solar energy equations needed for researchers in various nations. This paper provides the development of SWH's efficiency equations and also covers SWH's various components efficiency and the technology to understand the values of SWH equations and its various construction schemes.

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“…Unlike the traditional vapor-compression systems, the adsorption refrigeration technology uses refrigerants with zero ozone depletion potential and zero global warming potential [1], and can operate without electrical or moving parts.…”

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Thermal Analysis and Experimental Validation of Parabolic Trough Collector for Solar Adsorption Refrigerator

Mateo¹,

Echarri²,

Samsón³

2017

EPE

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This work presents an algorithm able to simulate the heating of a solar collector throughout the day. The discussed collector is part of a solar adsorption refrigerator, and is used to regenerate the activated carbon contained inside a cylindrical recipient (absorber), which is located in the focal line of a parabolic trough concentrator. The developed algorithm takes into account all the transfer mechanisms when analyzing the heat transfers taking place between the collector's components and the environment, as well as the transfer mechanisms towards the absorber's interior. The temperature evolution for the collector's elements is obtained, and the model is validated by comparing the experimentally measured surface temperature of the absorber with the one determined by the algorithm. The experimental data were gathered from similar collectors in two different scenarios: Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). The model is satisfactorily validated with experimental data.

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Experimental study on an adsorption icemaker driven by parabolic trough solar collector

Cited by 37 publications

References 27 publications

Performance Evaluation of a Solar Adsorption Refrigeration System with a Wing Type Compound Parabolic Concentrator

Performance Evaluation of a Solar Adsorption Refrigeration System with a Wing Type Compound Parabolic Concentrator

A Review on Efficiency Factors and Equations of Various Solar Water Heaters and Their Relative Field Components

Thermal Analysis and Experimental Validation of Parabolic Trough Collector for Solar Adsorption Refrigerator

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