Based upon the theoretical principle of the thermochemical energy storage pumping pipe system, this paper presents an investigation on a novel thermochemical absorption cooling system. In order to analyses the performance and design of the system in view of adsorption process, a simplified and scaled cooling model is developed. The energy release and storage capacity and efficiency of proposed adsorbents, lithium nitrate/LiNO3, silica gel/SiO2, and mixtures have been studied. Both experimental and simulation results are given and discussed. About 10 °C ~ 15 °C temperatures drop 500ml water may be available in a short time (about 5 minutes). The study has provided some information and data useful in large scale demonstration to prove the viability and long term performance of thermochemical cooling and energy storage system.
Ding, Y. and Riffat, S. (2013). 'Experimental Investigation on a Novel Thermochemical Absorption Cooling System'. SET Proceedings, 12(1), pp. 270-275. https://doi.org/10.65582/set.2013.025
