TY - GEN
T1 - Optimization of the adsorber in an adsorption solar-powered cooling system
AU - Ranes, Anne
AU - Phelan, Patrick
AU - Pacheco, Rafael
AU - Frantzis, Anastasios
AU - Metchop, Lionel
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The adsorption solar-powered cooling system is one of several types of solar-powered cooling systems currently under development. Increasing the efficiency and decreasing the cost of this system will make it a commercially viable alternative to traditional refrigeration systems. The objective of this project was to optimize the adsorber in the adsorption system. A mathematical model of the refrigerant distribution within a cylindrical adsorber was developed using equations from Chua et al. [1]. The simulation revealed effects of varying design parameters on the theoretical refrigerant mass flow rate, which is directly proportional to the system refrigeration capacity. These results indicated parameter values to be used in designing the adsorber. It was found that decreased particle radius, decreased bed porosity, increased pipe radius, increased adsorber radius, and increased fin thickness all positively affect the performance of the adsorption system. Further simulation and experimental trials are recommended to verify these results.
AB - The adsorption solar-powered cooling system is one of several types of solar-powered cooling systems currently under development. Increasing the efficiency and decreasing the cost of this system will make it a commercially viable alternative to traditional refrigeration systems. The objective of this project was to optimize the adsorber in the adsorption system. A mathematical model of the refrigerant distribution within a cylindrical adsorber was developed using equations from Chua et al. [1]. The simulation revealed effects of varying design parameters on the theoretical refrigerant mass flow rate, which is directly proportional to the system refrigeration capacity. These results indicated parameter values to be used in designing the adsorber. It was found that decreased particle radius, decreased bed porosity, increased pipe radius, increased adsorber radius, and increased fin thickness all positively affect the performance of the adsorption system. Further simulation and experimental trials are recommended to verify these results.
KW - Adsorption
KW - Optimization
KW - Silica gel-water
KW - Solar refrigeration
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2005-81833
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2005-81833
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33645672098
SN - 0791842215
SN - 9780791842218
T3 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD
SP - 555
EP - 560
BT - Proceedings of the ASME Heat Transfer Division 2005
T2 - 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2005
Y2 - 5 November 2005 through 11 November 2005
ER -