SET Proceedings 2978-4387 Caravel Press 10.65582/set.2002.023 2002.023 13kW Cooling Hybrid Solar/Gas Ejector Air Conditioning System WolpertJ. L. laxjlw@nottingham.ac.uk RiffatS. B. Institute of Building Technology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom 12062002 1 978-1-995850-07-8 1 3 12 June 2002 © 2002 Copyright WSSET 2002

In this paper a novel air-conditioning system is described which uses an environmentally friendly working fluid and a renewable heat source; with efficiency and manufacturing costs similar to conventional air-conditioning technologies.T he solar powered ejector cycle for air conditioning was designed for a hospital in Manzanillo, Mexico. This system consists of a solar energy collection unit and an ejector cooling cycle. Solar parabolic troughs were considered to run the 13 kW air conditioning system. Water was considered the most suitable refrigerant for the system. A COP of .62 was estimated for the large-scale prototype.

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