A review of solar thermal refrigeration and cooling methods

KR Ullah, R Saidur, HW **, RK Akikur… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Energy is the lifeblood of the modern world. Because of the negative environmental impacts
and limited sources of fossil fuels, researchers are increasingly focusing on renewable …

Review of diffusion–absorption refrigeration technologies

JL Rodríguez-Muñoz, JM Belman-Flores - Renewable and sustainable …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
A review of diffusion–absorption refrigeration technologies has been done in this work in
order to promote their main characteristics in terms of the refrigeration process, their …

[HTML][HTML] A solar diffusion-absorption refrigeration system for off-grid cold-chain provision. Part I: Model development and experimental calibration

J Freeman, CN Markides - Renewable Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Diffusion-absorption refrigeration (DAR) is a cooling technology that uses a three-
component working fluid and a thermally-activated bubble-pump for fluid circulation. DAR …

An experimental investigation of bubble pump performance for diffusion absorption refrigeration system with organic working fluids

A Koyfman, M Jelinek, A Levy, I Borde - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2003‏ - Elsevier
An experimental investigation was undertaken to study the performance of the bubble pump
for diffusion absorption refrigeration units. The bubble pump is the motive force of the …

Low-source-temperature diffusion absorption refrigeration. Part I: Modeling and cycle analysis

AS Rattner, S Garimella - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The diffusion absorption refrigeration (DAR) cycle offers a potentially fully thermally activated
cooling technology. However, most implementations operate with high source temperatures …

Recent developments in microscale thermophysical engineering

AR Abramson, CL Tien - Microscale thermophysical engineering, 1999‏ - Taylor & Francis
The past decade has registered a rapid expansion of research effort focused on microscale
thermophysical engineering. The increased technological demand for the miniaturization of …

Multiple lift tube pumps boost refrigeration capacity in absorption plants

G Vicatos, A Bennett - Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 2007‏ - energyjournal.africa
The technology of the diffusion absorption refriger-ator is receiving renewed attention due to
its ability to use exclusively, low-grade heat to produce cool-ing or heating. Its capacity …

Modelling of heat flux received by a bubble pump of absorption-diffusion refrigeration cycles

A Benhmidene, B Chaouachi, S Gabsi… - Heat and mass …, 2011‏ - Springer
In the present study, the heat flux received by a bubble pump, which was simulated to a
vertical tube 1 m long and with a variable diameter, was optimized. A numerical study was …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation on the flow behaviour in a bubble pump of diffusion absorption refrigeration systems

A Benhmidene, K Hidouri, B Chaouachi, S Gabsi… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
An experimental investigation on the performance of a bubble pump for diffusion absorption
refrigeration (DAR) systems was carried-out. The characteristics and operating conditions of …

Energetic analysis of a diffusion–absorption system: a bubble pump under geometrical and operational conditions effects

JM Belman-Flores, JL Rodríguez-Muñoz… - Applied thermal …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents an analytical model of the bubble pump in a commercial diffusion–
absorption refrigerator. Moreover, the energetic analysis achieved is integrated with a heat …