Smart Innovations and Constructions- Book- ISBN- 978-81-953658-0-7

Authors:-Vihar Solanki, Swati Prajapati

Abstract :-Adsorption refrigeration systems have become promising alternatives in cooling technology for refrigeration and air conditioning applications. Thermal energy is a primary source of such systems for producing cooling capacity with less electricity usage compared to vapour compression systems. Solar energy with free – access and abundant availability in the tropic have great potential as a renewable heat source to drive the adsorption refrigeration system through direct convection from solar irradiation to thermal energy. Paper describes the performance of solar adsorption refrigeration working with activated carbon/ methanol pair. The solar refrigeration has an evacuated tube collector as an adsorber. Solar adsorption refrigeration can be applied to pre-cooling post-harvest agriculture products, mainly tomatoes, before distribution to the grocery stores, end consumers, ice production applications, etc.

Keywords: - Solar Adsorption, Activated Carbon/Methanol Pair, Solar Energy