A review of absorption refrigeration technologies
Pongsid Srikhirin *, Satha Aphornratana, Supachart Chungpaibulpatana
Mechanical Engineering Program, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, PO Box 22 Thammasat Rangsit Post Office, Patumthani 12121, Thailand Received 11 January 2001; accepted 12 February 2001
Abstract This paper provides a literature review on absorption refrigeration technology. A number of research options such as various types of absorption refrigeration systems, research on working fluids, and improvement of absorption processes are discussed. 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Refrigeration; Refrigerant; Absorption; Heat pump
Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Principle of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Working fluid for absorption refrigeration systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Improving of absorption process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
5. Various designs of absorption refrigeration cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 5.1. Single-effect absorption system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
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5.2. 5.3. 5.4. 5.5. 5.6. 5.7. 5.8. 5.9. 5.10. 5.11. 5.12. 5.13. 6.
Absorption heat transformer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-effect absorption refrigeration cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . Absorption refrigeration cycle with GAX
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