TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of bubble absorption refrigeration technology
T2 - A review
AU - Wu, Xi
AU - Xu, Shiming
AU - Jiang, Mengnan
N1 - Funding Information:
This works was supported by the Project Funded by Natural Science Foundations of China (grant number 51376032 and 51606024), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (grant number 2016M591427), Doctoral Startup Funds of Liaoning Province (grant number 201601053), and Fundamental Research Fund for the Central Universities (grant number, DUT17JC31).
Funding Information:
This works was supported by the Project Funded by Natural Science Foundations of China (grant number 51376032 and 51606024 ), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (grant number 2016M591427 ), Doctoral Startup Funds of Liaoning Province (grant number 201601053 ), and Fundamental Research Fund for the Central Universities (grant number, DUT17JC31 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/2
Y1 - 2018/2
N2 - This study reviews the developments of bubble absorption refrigeration technologies. Firstly, the principles of the bubble absorption refrigeration systems as well as bubble absorbers were introduced; And then bubble behavior characteristics during the absorption process were observed and expressed graphically; Thirdly, available bubble absorbers were investigated, modeled and compared; In addition, current and potential refrigerant-absorbent pairs in the bubble absorption refrigeration systems were analyzed, and about fifty fluids were involved totally. What's more, methods of enhancing bubble absorption performance were researched, and also the influence mechanisms of these physical and chemical methods were explained; Finally, the development of bubble absorption refrigeration technologies were discussed from the aspects of driving energies, performance enhancement and application extension. The tendency of bubble absorption refrigeration technologies is expected to be high efficiency, miniaturization, and intellectualization. The expressed contents in this paper are expected to be useful for readers in the fields of absorption refrigeration technologies and the medium-low grade heat utilization technologies, especially for the equipment operating in the unsteady conditions (e.g. swing, bump, jolt, scram, etc.).
AB - This study reviews the developments of bubble absorption refrigeration technologies. Firstly, the principles of the bubble absorption refrigeration systems as well as bubble absorbers were introduced; And then bubble behavior characteristics during the absorption process were observed and expressed graphically; Thirdly, available bubble absorbers were investigated, modeled and compared; In addition, current and potential refrigerant-absorbent pairs in the bubble absorption refrigeration systems were analyzed, and about fifty fluids were involved totally. What's more, methods of enhancing bubble absorption performance were researched, and also the influence mechanisms of these physical and chemical methods were explained; Finally, the development of bubble absorption refrigeration technologies were discussed from the aspects of driving energies, performance enhancement and application extension. The tendency of bubble absorption refrigeration technologies is expected to be high efficiency, miniaturization, and intellectualization. The expressed contents in this paper are expected to be useful for readers in the fields of absorption refrigeration technologies and the medium-low grade heat utilization technologies, especially for the equipment operating in the unsteady conditions (e.g. swing, bump, jolt, scram, etc.).
KW - Absorber
KW - Absorption refrigeration
KW - Ammonia
KW - Bubble
KW - Refrigerant
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.109
DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.109
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85033583988
SN - 1364-0321
VL - 82
SP - 3468
EP - 3482
JO - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
ER -