Absorption Refrigeration System through Solar Energy: An Over Review

Authors

  • D. K. Joshi

Keywords:

Solar energy, Refrigeration, Absorption, Renewable energy

Abstract

Abstract

Recently, types of traditional energy have failed to satisfy the human needs due to their limited quantity as well as their negative environmental impacts. Conventional refrigeration systems mainly based on vapor compression system are major electricity consumers and their refrigerants are being banned by international legislation. It was studied that out of the total energy consumption, a large portion of energy is being used by conventional refrigeration systems. From this point of view solar refrigeration systems as a green refrigeration technology are the best alternative. Absorption refrigeration is well known technology that has proved its applicability with the flexibility to be driven by low grade solar or waste heat. In this study, we present a broad literature review on absorption based refrigeration system. That is powered by solar energy. Various systems along with their thermodynamic operating principle are presented. Moreover, the previous experimental and numerical simulation studies for these systems are discussed.

Keywords: Solar energy, Refrigeration, Absorption, Renewable energy

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Joshi DK, Absorption refrigeration system through solar energy–An over review; Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and Ventilation. 2016; 3(1): 11–22p.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Recently, the traditional energy types have failed to satisfy the human needs because of their limited quantity as well as their negative environmental impacts. Conventional refrigeration systems mainly based on vapor compression system are major electricity consumers and their refrigerants are being banned by international legislation. It was studied that out of the total energy consumption, a large portion  of energy is being used by conventional refrigeration systems.

From this point of view solar refrigeration systems as a green refrigeration technology are the best alternative. Absorption refrigeration is well known technology that has proved its applicability with the flexibility to be driven by low grade solar or waste heat. In this study, we present a broad literature review on absorption based refrigeration system. That is powered by solar energy. Various systems along with their thermodynamic operating principle are presented. Moreover, the previous experimental and numerical simulation studies for these systems are discussed.

Published

2016-02-24

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016)

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