TY - JOUR
T1 - Simulation of a solid sorption ice-maker based on the novel composite sorbent "lithium chloride in silica gel pores"
AU - Maggio, G.
AU - Freni, A.
AU - Restuccia, G.
AU - Gordeeva, L.G.
AU - Aristov, Yu.I.
AU - Santori, G.
AU - Polonara, F.
PY - 2009/6/1
Y1 - 2009/6/1
N2 - In this paper, a novel composite sorbent "lithium chloride in silica gel pores" is proposed for application in solar-powered adsorptive ice makers. A mathematical model was used in order to calculate the performance of an ice-maker using this material as adsorbent and methanol as adsorbate. The results of the model showed that a maximum solar coefficient of performance (COPs) of 0.33 and a maximum daily ice production (DIP) of 20 kg m can be obtained for an ice-maker equipped with a solar collector area of 1.5 m and 36 kg of adsorbent material. Such performance are noticeably higher than those obtained using commercial activated carbon, that is the adsorbent mostly proposed till now.
AB - In this paper, a novel composite sorbent "lithium chloride in silica gel pores" is proposed for application in solar-powered adsorptive ice makers. A mathematical model was used in order to calculate the performance of an ice-maker using this material as adsorbent and methanol as adsorbate. The results of the model showed that a maximum solar coefficient of performance (COPs) of 0.33 and a maximum daily ice production (DIP) of 20 kg m can be obtained for an ice-maker equipped with a solar collector area of 1.5 m and 36 kg of adsorbent material. Such performance are noticeably higher than those obtained using commercial activated carbon, that is the adsorbent mostly proposed till now.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.07.026
DO - 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.07.026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:61549096599
SN - 1359-4311
VL - 29
SP - 1714
EP - 1720
JO - Applied Thermal Engineering
JF - Applied Thermal Engineering
IS - 8-9
ER -