A theoretical and experimental study of a novel recompression absorption refrigeration cycle

This paper describes a novel vapour absorption refrigeration cycle which us es a steam ejector to enhance the concentration process of the cycle. The p ayer provides a complete description of the cycle and presents the results of a theoretical study before going on to describe and evaluate the outcome s of an experimental programme. The results of this investigation showed th at with the addition of a steam ejector as described the coefficient of per formance (COP) of the single-effect lithium bromide absorption cycle can be increased from about 0.7 to at least 1.0 without any increase in corrosion rates often associated with high temperature vapour generators used in con ventional machines of this type.