Study of various adsorbent-refrigerant pairs for the application of solar driven adsorption cooling in tropical climates

• Main Authors: Habib, K., Saha, B.B., Koyama, S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2014
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84911365827&doi=10.1016%2fj.applthermaleng.2014.05.102&partnerID=40&md5=8f11a0a81f20d67bc7d7b68dfb4cffec; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/31086/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

This article presents analytical investigation results on the performance of solar powered adsorption cooling systems for Malaysia and similar tropical regions. The studied adsorbent-refrigerant pairs are silica gel-water, activated carbon fiber-ethanol and activated carbon-methanol. A computer simu...