Theoretical comparison between lithium bromide/water vapour resorption and absorption cycles

Abstract

A theoretical comparison between the performance of a lithium bromide/water resorption cycle and a conventional absorption cycle is presented. The resorption cycle was found to be more efficient than the absorption cycle. The relative improvement of the resorption cycle was found to be more significant at low chilled water temperatures. The resorption cycle is, therefore, more attractive at low temperature applications, such as air conditioning than at high temperature applications. However, the resorption cycle was found to be more inflexible in terms of its operating conditions. The theoretical models are described and results are presented from which conclusions are drawn.