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ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 87, Issue -, Pages 29-36Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.06.098
Keywords
Optimization; Solar absorption refrigeration; Water-lithium bromide chiller; Flat plate collector
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This investigation has been carried out to present a comprehensive analysis for optimizing the operation of solar absorption system in hot regions. To optimize performance of the system, the hot source temperature should be controlled in function of incident solar radiation, chilled and cooling water temperatures. With an appropriate control, these external conditions can be monitored to detect and implement the actual optimization conditions. Adopting typical values encountered in hot regions, the overall system performance takes its optimal value at temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees C. It was found that in designing or selecting solar collector, selective coating type is necessary to produce hot water with potential around 80-90 degrees C needed to optimize operation of absorption unit. By ensuring an appropriate choice of components temperatures, COP of absorption unit can exceed the value 0.8. Cooling water temperature above 40 degrees C reduces significantly the performance of the unit which requires, under conditions of extremely high external temperatures, dimensioning and selection of condensers and absorbers that guarantee values less than this limit. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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