EXPERIMENTS WITH SOLAR-POWERED ADSORPTION ICE-MAKER

Authors
SUMATHY K LI ZF
Citation
K. Sumathy et Zf. Li, EXPERIMENTS WITH SOLAR-POWERED ADSORPTION ICE-MAKER, Renewable energy, 16(1-4), 1999, pp. 704-707
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels
Journal title
Renewable energy → ACNP
ISSN journal
09601481
Volume
16
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
704 - 707
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1481(1999)16:1-4<704:EWSAI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
This paper presents the description and operation of a solar-powered i ce-maker with the solid adsorption pair of activated carbon and methan ol. A domestic type of charcoal is chosen as the adsorbent, and a simp le flat-plate collector with an exposed area of 0.92 m(2) is employed to produce ice of about 4-5kg/day. The above system could achieve sola r refrigeration COP of about 0.1-0.12. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.