Model development and validation of a solar cooling plant

被引:41
作者
Zambrano, Darine [1 ]
Bordons, Carlos [2 ]
Garcia-Gabin, Winston [1 ]
Camacho, Eduardo F. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Los Andes, Fac Ingn, Escuela Ingn Elect, Merida 5101, Venezuela
[2] Univ Seville, Escuela Super Ingn, Dept Ingn Sistemas & Automat, Seville 41092, Spain
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DU FROID | 2008年 / 31卷 / 02期
关键词
absorption system; water-lithium bromide; survey; modelling; solar energy;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2007.05.007
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
This paper describes the dynamic model of a solar cooling plant that has been built for demonstration purposes using market-available technology and has been successfully operational since 2001. The plant uses hot water coming from a field of solar flat collectors which feed a single-effect absorption chiller of 35 kW nominal cooling capacity. The work includes model development based on first principles and model validation with a set of experiments carried out on the real plant. The simulation model has been done in a modular way, and can be adapted to other solar cooling-plants since the main modules (solar field, absorption machine, accumulators and auxiliary heater) can be easily replaced. This simulator is a powerful tool for solar cooling systems both during the design phase, when it can be used for component selection, and also for the development and testing of control strategies. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd and IIR. All rights reserved.
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页码:315 / 327
页数:13
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