Abstract
Abstract Adsorption heating/cooling became an alternative to vapour compression system due to low ozone depletion potential (ODP) and global warming potential (GWP). However, more investigation is required due their low efficiency when compared to conventional heating/cooling systems. This review emphasizes on the mathematical modelling simplification and heat transfer enhancement method that applied by many researchers to improve the performance of adsorption heating and cooling technologies. Various techniques investigated by many researchers on solving low thermal conductivity and the different methods for enhancing heat and mass transfer in the adsorbed bed/pipe also discussed. Common techniques used to enhance heat and mass transfer in the adsorbed bed/pipe include the fin type adsorbent tube/ heat exchanger, amalgamated adsorbent bed with a metal foam, consolidated adsorbent, adsorbent coating and adsorbent with multi cooling tubes. Other than that, recent advancements in adsorption cooling/heating systems also discussed in this review.
Highlights
Nowadays, CFC has become and debatable and exhaustible problems to solve
This paper aims to review the heat and mass transfer enhancement of adsorption cooling and heating technologies that currently investigated by many researchers with the emphasis on its compactness, effectiveness and more importantly the economic feasibility
Among the three components used in adsorption refrigeration or heating systems, only the adsorber/adsorbent bed is particular by of interest while the others are similar to conventional adsorption systems
Summary
CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) has become and debatable and exhaustible problems to solve. Options on adopting adsorption refrigerant or heat pump systems have received more and more attention and develop rapidly as an environmentally-friendly and a kind of efficient means of using low-grade heat sources. These systems would contribute in many advantages such as simple constructions, no moving components, no solutions pump, and would able been driven by lower primary energy without using a source of electricity. A major problem with the solid adsorbents used in adsorption heat pumps or refrigeration systems is their poor thermal conductivity. Most granular beds have low thermal conductivity, mainly due to the high porosity of the material. This paper aims to review the heat and mass transfer enhancement of adsorption cooling and heating technologies that currently investigated by many researchers with the emphasis on its compactness, effectiveness and more importantly the economic feasibility
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