Solar liquid-desiccant air-conditioning system. Final report
A design for a closed, diurnal, intermittent absorption chiller for passive solar air-conditioning using liquid sorbents has been constructed and tested. LiBr-H/sub 2/O will not work with this design because of its low vapor pressure at the temperature available. The approach has possibilities using the 2 LiBr-ZrBr-CH/sub 3/OH or H/sub 2/O-NH/sub 3/ sorbent refrigerant pairs. The use of H/sub 2/O-NH/sub 3/ appears to be the better candidate because of the lower solution viscosity and less cycle weight, through tank volumes and collector requirements are similar. Further study of other refrigerant pairs such as S-Thiocyanate-ammonia is indicated, however, the difficulties encountered in construction and low potential coefficient of performance, and thus large collection area needed, makes commercialization of such a system doubtful in the foreseeable future.
- Research Organization:
- Solar Engineering Co., Casselberry, FL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG44-80R410096
- OSTI ID:
- 5540458
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/R4/10096-T1; ON: DE84000732
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
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AMMONIA
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CHALCOGENIDES
DESICCANTS
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDRIDES
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SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
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SULFUR DIOXIDE
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140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
ALCOHOLS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
AMMONIA
BROMIDES
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
DESICCANTS
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM BROMIDES
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM HALIDES
METHANOL
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PASSIVE SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
REFRIGERANTS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
TESTING
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
WATER
WORKING FLUIDS
ZINC BROMIDES
ZINC COMPOUNDS
ZINC HALIDES