Effect of heating time of adsorber-collector on the performance of a solar ad…

Abstract This paper presents a numerical study of heat transfer inside the adsorber-collector of a solar adsorption refrigerator using the activated carbon AC35-methanol pair. The objective is to estimate the amount of the heat loss through the adsorber-collector, during the solar heating phase, and to determine the effect of heating time on the thermal efficiency of the system. The numeric…