Experimentation of a solar adsorption refrigerator in Morocco

被引：36

作者：

Lemmini, Fatiha ^{[1
]}

Errougani, Abdelmoussehel ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Mohammed 5, Fac Sci, Lab Energie Solaire, Rabat, Morocco

来源：

RENEWABLE ENERGY | 2007年 / 32卷 / 15期

关键词：

activated carbon; methanol; adsorption; solar energy; refrigeration; experimental results;

D O I：

10.1016/j.renene.2007.01.004

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

For countries with a high potential of solar energy, producing cold using solar energy is a promising way to sustainable development since the energy used is free and not harmful for the environment. This work proposes a solar adsorption refrigerator using the pair activated carbon-methanol, which has been totally built and is under experimental tests in the solar laboratory of the Faculty of Sciences of Rabat, the capital of Morocco with Mediterranean climate. The solar adsorption refrigerator is mainly composed of a collector containing the adsorbent, an evaporator and a condenser. The results show that the refrigerator gives good performance in Rabat. The unit produces cold even in rainy and cloudy days and the temperatures achieved by the unit can be less than -11 degrees C for days with a very high irradiation. The solar coefficient of performance (COP) (cooling energy/solar energy) ranges between 5% and 8% for an irradiation between 12,000 and 28,000 kJ m(-2) and a daily mean ambient temperature around 20 degrees C. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：2629 / 2641

页数：13