A review of thermally activated cooling technologies for combined cooling, heating and power systems

J Deng, RZ Wang, GY Han - Progress in energy and combustion science, 2011 - Elsevier
The state of the art of research in thermally activated cooling technologies for combined
cooling, heating and power (CCHP) systems are presented here in detail, mainly including …

Absorption refrigeration cycles: Categorized based on the cycle construction

ZY Xu, RZ Wang - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, different absorption refrigeration cycles are reviewed. The couplings for
absorption cycle construction are summarized. Based on the coupling characteristics, the …

Solar sorption cooling systems for residential applications: Options and guidelines

RZ Wang, TS Ge, CJ Chen, Q Ma, ZQ Xiong - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Solar powered sorption cooling systems have been researched and demonstrated in recent
years, which contain adsorption cooling, absorption cooling and desiccant cooling. The …

Design study of configurations on system COP for a combined ORC (organic Rankine cycle) and VCC (vapor compression cycle)

H Wang, R Peterson, T Herron - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
The study introduced a novel thermally activated cooling concept–a combined cycle couples
an ORC (organic Rankine cycle) and a VCC (vapor compression cycle). A brief comparison …

Selection based on differences between cogeneration and trigeneration in various prime mover technologies

H Al Moussawi, F Fardoun, H Louahlia - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy demands and fuel costs are continuously increasing which necessitates either
finding new energy resources or improving current energy systems. Multi-generation …

Thermodynamic modelling for absorption refrigeration cycles powered by solar energy and a case study for Porto Alegre, Brazil

AZ Mendiburu, JJ Roberts, LJ Rodrigues, SK Verma - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to develop explicit thermodynamic models for absorption
refrigeration systems. The models include recent advances in calculating thermodynamic …

Generator absorber heat exchange based absorption cycle—A review

CP Jawahar, R Saravanan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
GAX based absorption cooling systems have been investigated in recent years by various
groups across the world due to their advantage of offering a higher performance compared …

The present and future of residential refrigeration, power generation and energy storage

RZ Wang, X Yu, TS Ge, TX Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
Based upon the fast development of energy efficiency, energy safety and use of renewable
and sustainable energy, various energy systems related to residential refrigeration, power …

Experimental studies on an air-cooled two-stage NH3-H2O solar absorption air-conditioning prototype

S Du, RZ Wang, P Lin, ZZ Xu, QW Pan, SC Xu - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
An air-cooled two-stage NH3-H2O absorption refrigeration system is proposed for potential
application of residential small scale cooling system driven by solar heated hot water. It can …

Performance tests of two small trigeneration pilot plants

MS Rocha, R Andreos, JR Simões-Moreira - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
Trigeneration systems have been used with advantage in the last years in distributed
electricity generation systems as a function of a growth of natural gas pipeline network …