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Adaptation of an adsorptive solar refrigerator to Moroccan climates

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  • Bentayeb, F.
  • Lemmini, F.
  • Guilleminot, J.J.

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In this paper, we introduce a model taking account of the real operation of an adsorptive solar refrigerator using activated carbon-methanol pairs, as a function of the climatic conditions: ambient temperature and insolation. The model is used to simulate the operation of the refrigerator in two Moroccan climates: Rabat, temperate and humid, and Marrakech, dry and hot. The numerical simulation shows that the behaviour of the refrigerator is different from one climate to the other. In Rabat, which has a Mediterranean climate, the cold room temperature can be maintained at a value practically always less than 5°C; whereas in Marrakech, which has a pre-Saharan climate, an overheating problem can arise in the summer season and temperatures in the cold room can reach 17°C. Results also show that in both climates we are confronted with the problem of freezing because the cold room temperatures can be less than 0°C and reach − 15°C in the winter.

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  • Bentayeb, F. & Lemmini, F. & Guilleminot, J.J., 1995. "Adaptation of an adsorptive solar refrigerator to Moroccan climates," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 6(7), pages 867-882.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:6:y:1995:i:7:p:867-882
    DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(94)E0020-6
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    1. Njau, Ernest C., 1997. "A new analytical model for temperature predictions," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 11(1), pages 61-68.
    2. Afshar, O. & Saidur, R. & Hasanuzzaman, M. & Jameel, M., 2012. "A review of thermodynamics and heat transfer in solar refrigeration system," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 16(8), pages 5639-5648.

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