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Title: ABSIM. Simulation of Absorption Systems in Flexible and Modular Form

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:10164556
 [1]
  1. Israel Institute of Thechnology, Haifa, (Israel)

The computer code has been developed for simulation of absorption systems at steady-state in a flexible and modular form, making it possible to investigate various cycle configurations with different working fluids. The code is based on unit subroutines containing the governing equations for the system`s components. When all the equations have been established, a mathematical solver routine is employed to solve them simultaneously. Property subroutines contained in a separate data base serve to provide thermodynamic properties of the working fluids. The code is user-oriented and requires a relatively simple input containing the given operating conditions and the working fluid at each state point. the user conveys to the computer an image of the cycle by specifying the different components and their interconnections. Based on this information, the program calculates the temperature, flowrate, concentration, pressure and vapor fraction at each state point in the system and the heat duty at each unit, from which the coefficient of performance may be determined. A graphical user-interface is provided to facilitate interactive input and study of the output.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
10164556
Report Number(s):
ESTSC-000750IBMPC00; ON: UN95114240
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: Executables, data, and text files were supplied with the submitted media. Source and compilation instructions were not supplied with the submitted media. The executables seemed to run without error, but a sample set of input and/or output was not supplied.; PBD: 1 Jun 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English