Solar Powered Solid Adsorption System for Cold-Storage Applications

Angelo Freni; Giulio Santori; Alessio Sapienza; Andrea Frazzica; Salvatore Vasta; Gaetano Maggio; Davide La Rosa; Vincenza Brancato; Valeria Palomba; Giuseppe Gulli'

Solar Powered Solid Adsorption System for Cold-Storage Applications

Angelo Freni, Giulio Santori, Alessio Sapienza, Andrea Frazzica, Salvatore Vasta, Gaetano Maggio, Davide La Rosa, Vincenza Brancato, Valeria Palomba, Giuseppe Gulli'

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This paper presents the prototype of a novel solar powered adsorption chiller system for cold storage. Field tests carried out for several months showed that the prototype is able to store up to 1.7 MJ, with a solar Coefficient Of Performance (COPs) of about 0.1, which is in line with the current state-of-the-art in the field. The possibility to replace methanol with the less toxic and corrosive ethanol as working fluid was successfully demonstrated by ethanol adsorption measurements on activated carbon Chemviron SRD 1352-3 and subsequent thermodynamic modelling. The schematics of a second-generation prototype was proposed, with improved core-components design and control strategy, to guarantee a 30% size reduction and a 20% performance increase.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceeding of 16th CIRIAF Congress
Place of Publication	Assisi (Italy)
Publication status	Published - 7 Apr 2016
Event	16th CIRIAF Congress - Sustainable Development, Environment and Human Health Protection - Assisi, Italy Duration: 7 Apr 2016 → 9 Apr 2016

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Conference	16th CIRIAF Congress - Sustainable Development, Environment and Human Health Protection
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Assisi
Period	7/04/16 → 9/04/16

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A stand-alone solar adsorption refrigerator for humanitarian aid
Santori, G., Brandani, S., Santamaria, S., Sapienza, A. & Freni, A., 1 Feb 2014, In: Solar Energy. 100, p. 172-178 7 p.
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