The effect of ambient temperature on the surface area of components of an air-cooled lithium bromide/water absorption unit

Abstract

The escalating cost of energy during this decade has made co-generation very popular. When cooling is required for either space conditioning or industrial processes, absorption chillers which use waste heat can be utilised. Much of the work is concentrated on the water-cooled absorption chiller. Since countries with hot and dry climates are often short of water, it will also be necessary to develop air-cooled equipment. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of ambient temperature on the surface area of the generator, condenser, evaporator, absorber and solution heat exchanger of an air-cooled absorption machine.