SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF H2O-LIBR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM OPERATED BY SOLAR ENERGY UNDER EGYPTIAN CLIMATIC CONDITIONS | ||||
The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering | ||||
Article 95, Volume 13, 13th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering., May 2008, Page 349-368 PDF (1.12 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/amme.2008.39677 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
FATOUH M.1; HASSAN M.2; Abdel Dayem A. M.3 | ||||
1Professor, Dpt. of Mech. Power Eng., Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
2Lecturer, Dpt. of Mech. Power Eng., Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
3Associate Professor, Dpt. of Mech. Power Eng., Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
ABSTRACT Among various types of clean energies, special attention has given to a solar energy because it is freely available in hot regions where more than half the world's population lives. Use of solar energy in vapor absorption refrigeration systems should be one application which can achieve cooling/heating needs. In general, solar cooling systems can be considered as combination of energy conversion and refrigeration subsystems. The energy conversion subsystem transforms solar energy to power the refrigeration system. In the present work, a solar cooling system for air conditioning applications is simulated and optimized under Egyptian meteorological conditions. According to the required comfort dry bulb air temperature, available cooling water temperature and cooling coil capacity, optimal heat source mass flow rate and temperature to operate a single-stage continuous absorption cycle was obtained. Then, economical optimization of the solar system that can meet the required load was carried out for various types of solar collectors. Results revealed that the flat-plate solar collector is the most efficient collector from the economical point of view. Annual visualization of the system performance was presented to investigate the system behavior under different weather conditions for heating and cooling processes during the year to improve its life-cycle savings. The environmental impact of using such system is considered. It is found that the reduction of CO2 emission is a significant advantage of using solar energy. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Solar; Cooling; Absorption; Single Effect; Simulation; Collector; and Environmental Impact | ||||
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