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Application of a compact sorption generator to solar refrigeration: case study of Dakar (Senegal)

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Metcalf, Steven John, Tamainot-Telto, Zacharie and Critoph, Robert E.. (2011) Application of a compact sorption generator to solar refrigeration: case study of Dakar (Senegal). Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol.31 (No.14-15). pp. 2197-2204. ISSN 1359-4311

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Abstract

The feasibility of applying a low cost plate heat exchanger solid sorption reactor to solar powered refrigeration is investigated by using a validated reactor model. The proposed system is targeted at ice-making in developing countries for food preservation. The adsorption refrigeration machine modelled employs the active carbon-ammonia working pair in both two-bed and four-bed regenerative systems. Driving heat is provided from standard flat plate and evacuated tube solar collectors. The capital cost of a one-off machine with four regenerative beds which could produce up to 1000 kg of ice per day in Dakar (Senegal) is estimated at €68,000.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Engineering
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Heat exchangers, Solar energy, Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery, Adsorption, Food -- Preservation -- Senegal -- Dakar, Ice -- Manufacture
Journal or Publication Title:	Applied Thermal Engineering
Publisher:	Pergamon
ISSN:	1359-4311
Date:	October 2011
Volume:	Vol.31
Number:	No.14-15
Number of Pages:	8
Page Range:	pp. 2197-2204
Identification Number:	10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.11.001
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/38471