The Design, Development of a Solar Powered Adsorption Cooling System for Indian Conditions

The Design, Development of a Solar Powered Adsorption Cooling System for Indian Conditions | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article The Design, Development of a Solar Powered Adsorption Cooling System for Indian Conditions Swati Prajapati, Swati Prajapati, Dr.Dinesh Patel, Dr. Bindi Thakkar This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9148027/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 10 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Adsorption cooling systems have drawn a lot of attention in recent decades because they seem promise in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and ozone layer depletion issues. The system performance is greatly impacted by the operating conditions and the thermos physical characteristics of the refrigerant pair. Activated carbon (AC) research is vital for adsorption cooling systems. The limitations of solar adsorption refrigeration technology can be addressed by using ACF as an adsorbent. Higher adsorption capacity per unit kg of adsorbent and quicker adsorption/desorption times are possible with ACF. The effectiveness of adsorption cooling systems taking into account different refrigerant pairings has been thoroughly studied. The adsorbent is contained in collectors that are powered by a solar-powered flat plate. Methanol and activated carbon were used as the adsorbent and adsorbate pair for this investigation. The cooling device endured design, development, and testing. According to preliminary findings, cooled water is produced at 6 ˚C and 12 ˚C. Solar Adsorption cooling Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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