COLD PRODUCTION THROUGH COUPLING OF SOLID -GAS REACTORS .2. PERFORMANCE OF A PILOT INSTALLATION OF 1 TO 2-K W

The feasibility of cold production by coupling of two reactors exchang ing the reactive gas ammonia has been realized on a pilot plant of col d production, in the order of 1-2 kW. The chosen reagents are BaCl2 8/ 0 NH3 and MnCl2 6/2 NH3. The selection of calander-tube reactors makes possible the effective production of cold to the thermal fluid at an average of 500 W kg-1; the duration of this production is 30 min. The obtained experimental COP on the pilot plant is 0.35; optimization of the form and size of the reactors would allow further improvement of t he COP in the vicinity of 0.58. The comprehension of the dynamic inter action between the two reactors makes it possible to preview the model ling of double effect systems.