THEORETICAL COMPARISON BETWEEN LITHIUM BROMIDE WATER-VAPOR RESORPTIONAND ABSORPTION CYCLES

A theoretical comparison between the performance of a lithium bromide/ water resorption cycle and a conventional absorption cycle is presente d. The resorption cycle was found to be more efficient than the absorp tion cycle. The relative improvement of the resorption cycle was found to be more significant at low chilled water temperatures. The resorpt ion cycle is, therefore, more attractive at low temperature applicatio ns, such as air conditioning than at high temperature applications. Ho wever, the resorption cycle was found to be more inflexible in terms o f its operating conditions. The theoretical models are described and r esults are presented from which conclusions are drawn. (C) 1998 Elsevi er Science Ltd. All rights reserved.