Applicability of solar desiccant cooling systems in Algerian Sahara: Experimental investigation of flat plate collectors
Abstract
The increasing interest in the development of solar cooling technologies to their various economic and impressive environmental benefits, conducted us to study the feasibility of solar desiccant cooling systems in Algerian Sahara, particularly in the region of Biskra. Thus, we present in this paper, the results of an experimental investigation of solar flat plate collectors (FPCs) to test and estimate their heat regeneration capacity for solid desiccant cooling applications. The applicability of both Pennington and Dunkle cycles taking into account the effects of some parameters such as outdoor humidity and temperature and hot air temperature required to regenerate the desiccant wheel have been studied. From the psychrometric analysis, it was found that the Dunkle cycle is suitable in warm and semiarid climate. In addition, this study has allowed us to show that the temperature achieved by the flat plate solar air heaters in a large band of air flow rate can satisfy the energy needs for the dehumidification in desiccant cooling systems. Hot water produced by the solar water heaters and the stored one are in the operating temperature gap of the system (50-80 °C).References
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Benhabiles, A., B. Abbad, M. Berdja, A. Noui, S. Chikh, K. Daoud, L. Oufer (2008) Climatisation solaire en Algérie, Revue générale du froid et du conditionnement d’air, 1085:22-26.
Collier, R. K. (1979) The analysis and simulation of an open cycle absorption refrigeration system, Solar energy 23: 357- 366.
Dieng, A.O., R.Z. Wang (2001) Literature review on solar adsorption technologies for ice-making and air-conditioning purposes and recent developments in solar technology, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 5: 313–342.
Duffie, J.A., W.A. Beckman (2013) Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes: Fourth Edition, New York, Wiley.
Dunkle, R.V. (1965) A method of solar air conditioning. Mechanical & chemical engineering transactions 1: 73-78.
Karim, M. A., M. N. A. Hawlader (2006) Performance investigation of flat plate, v-corrugated and finned air collectors, Energy 31(4): 452-470.
Kim, D.S., C.A. Infante Ferreira (2008) Solar refrigeration options – a state-of-the-art review, International Journal of Refrigeration 31(1): 3–15.
Labed, A., N. Moummi, K. Aoues, M. Zellouf, A. Moummi (2009) Etude théorique et expérimentale des performances d’un capteur solaire plan à air muni d’une nouvelle forme de rugosité artificielle, Revue des Energies Renouvelables 12: 551-561.
Labed, A., N. Moummi, A. Benchabane (2012a) Experimental investigation of various designs of solar flat plate collectors: Application for the drying of green chili, Journal of Renewable Sustainable Energy 4:043116.
Labed, A., N. Moummi, A. Benchabane, K. Aoues, A. Moummi (2012b) Performance investigation of single- and double-pass solar air heaters through the use of various fin geometries, Int. J. of Sustainable Energy 31(6): 423-434.
Labed, A., H. Djemai, A. Aoues, N. Moummi (2014) Experimental investigation of solar flat plate collector for cooling applications in Algerian Sahara, 7th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, Marrakesh, Morocco May 6-8th 2014.
Majumdar, P. (1998) Heat and mass transfer in composite desiccant pore structures for dehumidification, Solar Energy 62(1):1–10.
Moummi, N., S. Youcef-Ali, A. Moummi, J. Y. Desmons (2004) Energy analysis of a solar air collector with rows of fins, Renewable Energy 29(13): 2053-2064.
Moummi, N., A. Moummi, K. Aoues, C. Mahboub, S. Youcef Ali (2010) Systematic forecasts of solar collector's performance in various sites of different climates in Algeria, International journal of sustainable energy 29(3): 142-150.
Pennington, N.A. (1955) Humidity changer for air-conditioning, patent, US 2700537 A.
Wang, R.Z., T.S. Ge, C.J. Chen, Q. Ma, Z.Q. Xiong (2009) Solar sorption cooling systems for residential applications: Options and guidelines, international journal of refrigeration 32 :638–660.
Worek, W.M., W. Zheng, J.Y. San (1991) Thermodynamic properties of adsorbed water on silica gel. Exergy losses in adiabatic sorption processes, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer 5(3):435-40.
Published
2015-03-10
How to Cite
LABED, Adnane et al.
Applicability of solar desiccant cooling systems in Algerian Sahara: Experimental investigation of flat plate collectors.
Journal of Applied Engineering Science & Technology, [S.l.], v. 1, n. 2, p. 61-69, mar. 2015.
ISSN 2571-9815.
Available at: <https://revues.univ-biskra.dz/index.php/jaest/article/view/1186>. Date accessed: 19 apr. 2024.
Issue
Section
Section B: Thermal, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Keywords
Air conditioning, Desiccant cooling, Sorption, Solar collectors, Saharan climate
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