Preliminary Assessment of a Solar Absorption System for Air Conditioning Applications
Abstract
A low-capacity solar absorption system for air conditioning applications has been developed. The system uses the mixture ammonia-lithium nitrate and plate heat exchangers as the main components. Several experimental test runs were carried out at different operating conditions for the generator, condenser and absorber. The system achieved an internal cooling power close to 3.1 kW, with cooling temperatures around 6 °C and an internal coefficient of performance around 0.62.