Experimental Study of Performance Improvement of 3-Bed and 2-Evaporator Adsorption Chiller by Control Optimization

Energies

Maciej Chorowski¹  Zbigniew Rogala¹  Piotr Pyrka¹  Piotr Czupryński² 

[1] Department of Cryogenic, Aeronautical and Process Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland;PGE Energia Ciepła S.A., Ul. Ciepłownicza 1, 31-587 Kraków, Poland;

关键词: adsorption chiller;    low grade heat;    cogeneration;   

DOI  :  10.3390/en12203943

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The main challenge facing adsorption cooling technology is low Coefficient of Performance (COP), which becomes a key factor of the commercialization of this technology. This paper presents the results of modifications, aiming to increase COP, applied to the control software of a prototype three-bed two-evaporator adsorption chiller. Changes were mainly related to the sequence of the switching valves and had no influence on the hardware of the chiller. The sequence changes enabled the introduction of heat recovery and mass regeneration. Moreover, the precooling process was improved. The applied modifications not only resulted in significant improvement of the chiller’s COP, but also improved the cooperation adsorption unit heating source, which is of great importance in case of district heating supply. The improvement was also observed concerning such operational aspects as noise and vibrations. In the authors’ opinion, the presented modifications can be introduced to most exploited adsorption chillers and could potentially lead to similar improvements in performance.

【 授权许可】

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