Modeling the performance of two-bed, silica gel-water adsorption chillers

H. T. Chua*, K. C. Ng, A. Malek, T. Kashiwagi, A. Akisawa, B. B. Saha

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Abstract

This article presents a transient model for a two-bed, silica gel-water adsorption chiller. Compared with our previous cyclic-steady-state model, we found very good agreement between our model prediction and experimental data. We found that, regardless of the initial mass distribution, the chiller was able to achieve the same cyclic-steady-state within four cycles or 1800 s. We also demonstrated that the manufacturer had empirically evolved to select a fixed switching and cycle time such that the best peak evaporator temperature suppression, and near maximum cooling capacity can be achieved by a compact design.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)194-204
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Refrigeration
Volume22
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1999
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
K.C. Ng and H.T. Chua gratefully acknowledge the financial support and hospitality during their stay at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology where part of the work presented in this article was conducted. K.C. Ng further acknowledges the financial support under the JSPS program of Kyoto University. H.T. Chua also expressed his gratitude towards Prof. J.M. Gordon of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and Prof, K. Srivinasan of Indian Institute of Science for their enlightening advice.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Building and Construction
  • Mechanical Engineering

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