Passive solar cooling of single-storey buildings by an adsorption chiller system combined with a solar chimney

2017 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 662-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azadeh Jafari ◽  
Amin Haghighi Poshtiri
Keyword(s):  
Solar Chimney ◽  
Adsorption Chiller ◽  
Solar Cooling ◽  
Passive Solar

scholarly journals Experimental Performance Evaluation of an Integrated Solar-Driven Adsorption System in Terms of Thermal Storage and Cooling Capacity

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 5931
Author(s):  
M.T. Nitsas ◽  
E.G. Papoutsis ◽  
I.P. Koronaki
Keyword(s):  
Energy Production ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Thermal Storage ◽  
Cooling Capacity ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Adsorption Chiller ◽  
Solar Cooling ◽  
Dual Bed

Heat-driven coolers provide a reliable and environmentally benign alternative to traditional electrically powered chillers. Their main advantage is that they can be driven using low enthalpy heat sources. A solar system is installed at the school of Mechanical Engineering of National Technical University of Athens in order to examine the potential of thermal storage and solar cooling under Athens climatic conditions. The cooling effect is produced using a dual bed, single stage, zeolite/water adsorption chiller with cooling capacity of 10 kW at its nominal conditions of operation. Both vacuum tube collectors and hybrid photovoltaic thermal collectors are installed in order to supply the system with heat. The system is evaluated in terms of solar collectors’ useful energy production, heat stored in the intermediate buffer and cooling system’s performance. It is observed that the cooling system operates satisfactorily under Athens climatic conditions achieving a maximum cooling capacity of 3.7 kW and an average COP around 0.5.

Analysis of an Adsorption Chiller Cooling System for Various Types of Solar Collectors Using the F-Chart Cooling Method

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. P. Koronaki ◽  
E. G. Papoutsis ◽  
M. T. Nitsas
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Electrical Network ◽  
Climatic Data ◽  
Solar Collectors ◽  
Adsorption Chiller ◽  
Solar Cooling ◽  
Cooling Method

Solar cooling systems offer a reliable and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional electrically driven vapor compression cooling units. Air conditioning systems powered by solar energy are very attractive because they have zero ozone depletion and global warming potential, their operational cost is low and they do not burden the electrical network during summer months. In this study, the installation of a solar cooling system in various Greek cities is examined. The system utilizes a single-stage, two-bed silica gel-water adsorption chiller driven by heat produced by solar collectors. A lumped parameter model is used to simulate the performance of the adsorption chiller. The optimum tilt of the solar collectors is calculated for each examined city in order for the collected solar energy to be maximized during the summer period (April to September). The climatic data are taken from the technical notes of Greek Regulation for Buildings Energy Performance. Then, using the f-chart cooling method the necessary collectors’ surface area is estimated for every examined city and for different types of flat plate collectors (including advanced flat plate, simple flat plate and hybrid photovoltaic thermal collectors).

scholarly journals OPTIMIZATION OF SOLAR CHIMNEY FOR VENTILATION SPACES

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chitransh Shrivastava ◽  
Adarsh Sachdeva ◽  
Dharmendra Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Modeling Method ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Solar Chimney ◽  
Passive Solar

The objective of this study is to develop a modeling method for optimizing the design of a solar chimney combined conservatory to exploit the airing rate in the conservatory. Solar chimney, frequently specified as a thermal chimney. Thermal chimney is a technique of purifying the normal airing of constructions by using convection of air heated by passive solar energy. In hot climates ventilation can be a useful means of chilling houses, if the outdoor air is colder than inside of house. Often, in hot regions the outside air is so hot during the day that cooling by airing is of no advantage till the sunset when the outdoor air gets chiller. Airing can then be useful, and can be encouraged by a sun-warmed cavity.

scholarly journals Performance Assessment of Solar Cooling Systems with Energy Storage

2021 ◽  
Vol 312 ◽  
pp. 08014
Author(s):  
Giovanni Brumana ◽  
Giuseppe Franchini ◽  
Elisa Ghirardi
Keyword(s):  
Cooling System ◽  
Evaporative Cooling ◽  
Optimal Size ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Absorption Chiller ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Detailed Model ◽  
Adsorption Chiller ◽  
Solar Cooling ◽  
Evaporative Cooling System

The paper presents a complete solar cooling comparison. A detailed model of a tertiary sector building has been evaluated in three locations (Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Palermo) and coupled with four solar cooling systems: two solar thermal cooling systems (Li-Br absorption chiller and adsorption chiller), a solar Desiccant Evaporative Cooling system and a solar electric cooling (Photovoltaic coupled with Compression chiller). A multi-variable optimization procedure selects the optimal size of each component. The results show that the solar cooling system based on absorption chiller satisfied the cooling demand regardless of the site location whilst the performance of the Desiccant Evaporative Cooling system is dramatically affected by ambient conditions. The electric solar cooling option shows the best overall efficiency and appears a costeffective solution despite the high cost of the storage system.

Thermodynamic Modelling of an Adsorption Chiller Based on a Zeolite

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Badami ◽  
Armando Portoraro ◽  
Marco Simonetti ◽  
Paolo Tebaldi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Low Power ◽  
Thermal System ◽  
Adsorption Chiller ◽  
Solar Cooling ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Solar Thermal System

Low power adsorption chillers with low desorption temperatures deserve particular attention, because of the possibility of driving them with a solar thermal system integrated with buildings. The monitoring of a recent solar cooling installation in Turin, Italy, has pointed out the opportunity of developing a dynamic mathematical model, in order to simulate the transient performances of this plant. Focusing on the aforementioned low power-low temperature adsorption chiller category, this work proposes a numerical model of the systems, that include a novel zeolite as the adsorbent and water as the refrigerant fluid. The simulation results have been verified by means of the nominal values of one of the very few commercial chillers of this typology available on the market, and have compared with experimental data found in the literature for similar plants.

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