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Chemisorption cooling and electric power cogeneration system driven by low grade heat

Bao, Huashan; Wang, Yaodong; Charalambous, Constantinos; Lu, Zisheng; Wang, Liwei; Wang, Ruzhu; Roskilly, Anthony Paul

Authors

Constantinos Charalambous

Zisheng Lu

Anthony Paul Roskilly



Abstract

A novel integration of chemisorption refrigeration cycle and a scroll expander was investigated for the cogeneration of cooling and electric power. The first lab prototype machine has been built, and the two main components were tested both independently and cooperatively for comparison before and after the integration therefore leading to better knowledge of the interaction between them. Two sets of adsorption cycles utilizing the adsorbent compound of calcium chloride and activated carbon worked out-of-phase for the output continuity, and mass recovery was applied to further elevate the performance. In the cogeneration test, the cooling temperature reached 5.4 °C as minimum, while the generated electric power achieved the maximum value of 490 W. The valuable experience and the inspiration on system optimization has been reaped and discussed through this exploration.

Citation

Bao, H., Wang, Y., Charalambous, C., Lu, Z., Wang, L., Wang, R., & Roskilly, A. P. (2014). Chemisorption cooling and electric power cogeneration system driven by low grade heat. Energy, 72, 590-598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2014.05.084

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 22, 2014
Online Publication Date Jun 16, 2014
Publication Date 2014-08
Deposit Date Oct 23, 2019
Journal Energy
Print ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 72
Pages 590-598
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2014.05.084
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1287034