IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programm - NachhaltigWirtschaften.at

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IEA SHC Task 38 Solar Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Subtask C1 Report, 31 October 2010 2 ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION Erich Podesser (on behalf of AEE-INTEC) 2.1 Introduction and historical review The large field of applications of the sorption cooling technology, which uses heat as the driving energy for the cooling process, is the oldest cooling technique. It is worth mentioning that the first artificial cooling device of Edmond Carré follows the periodical absorption cooling technique and was put in operation around 1850. Figure 1: World exhibition 1878 in Paris /1/. On September 29 Augustin Mouchot produces the first ice block with solar energy using a periodical absorption machine of Edmund Carré (Courtesy of Olynthus). The period from 1850 to 1880 in France was marked by an energy crisis caused by a tremendous increase in costs of conventional fuel (wood, coal). The reason for that cost increase was the industrial development and an insufficient extension of coal mining in France. For one ton of steel about seven to ten tons of charcoal were needed and the price for energy rose about 10% per year. The government of France decided to subsidize the development of solar applications. It is only little known and should therefore be mentioned, that at that time (1850 to 1880) in France all solar technologies, except photovoltaic applications, were carried out using the available techniques [1]. The continuous increase of man-made CO 2 concentration in the 20 th century and the environmental pollution from energy conversion promote the utilization of renewable energy like solar and biomass to meet air-conditioning and refrigeration needs. 2. 2 Description of the technology 2.2.1 Sorption refrigeration systems A large variety of sorption processes are well known and tested. Most of them can be assigned to the structure in figure 2, which shows a compilation of possible processes. page 5

IEA SHC Task 38 Solar Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Subtask C1 Report, 31 October 2010 Figure 2: Arrangement of different sorption processes Sorption processes are divided at first into the two branches, the periodical sorption processes (a) and the continuous sorption processes (b). 2.2.2 Periodical sorption refrigeration processes Processes of this category (a) use either liquid refrigerants, like ammonia, and a suitable absorptive substance like water or calcium chloride, or water as a refrigerant and a solid adsorptive material, such as silica gel or zeolite. The absorptive substances (water, calcium chloride) are capable of chemical bonding with refrigerant ammonia and in most cases bonding energy is released. Therefore the absorbent has to be cooled continuously in a period of the cooling process. Figure 3 shows the principle of a periodical refrigeration apparatus, such as it was invented by Edmund Carré in the Middle of the 19 th century. page 6

<strong>IEA</strong> SHC Task 38 <strong>Solar</strong> Air Conditioning <strong>and</strong> Refriger<strong>at</strong>ion Subtask C1 Report, 31 October 2010<br />

Figure 2: Arrangement of different sorption processes<br />

Sorption processes are divided <strong>at</strong> first into the two branches, the periodical sorption<br />

processes (a) <strong>and</strong> the continuous sorption processes (b).<br />

2.2.2 Periodical sorption refriger<strong>at</strong>ion processes<br />

Processes of this c<strong>at</strong>egory (a) use either liquid refrigerants, like ammonia, <strong>and</strong> a suitable<br />

absorptive substance like w<strong>at</strong>er or calcium chloride, or w<strong>at</strong>er as a refrigerant <strong>and</strong> a solid<br />

adsorptive m<strong>at</strong>erial, such as silica gel or zeolite.<br />

The absorptive substances (w<strong>at</strong>er, calcium chloride) are capable of chemical bonding with<br />

refrigerant ammonia <strong>and</strong> in most cases bonding energy is released. Therefore the absorbent<br />

has to be cooled continuously in a period of the cooling process. Figure 3 shows the principle<br />

of a periodical refriger<strong>at</strong>ion appar<strong>at</strong>us, such as it was invented by Edmund Carré in the<br />

Middle of the 19 th century.<br />

page 6

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