Publication: Simulation of an absorption based solar cooling facility using a geothermal sink for heat rejection
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2008-10
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International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
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An important issue of solar cooling facilities based on absorption cycles and sometimes not given the necessary attention is the recooling process of the absorber and condenser. This is critical in the overall behaviour of the facility because the condensation and absorption temperatures will affect the COP and cooling capacity of the chiller. Most of the time the recooling process is made by using a wet cooling tower in a closed loop through the absorber and condenser. The use of a wet cooling tower gives good results in terms of cooling capacity and COP, but presents some health risk, like legionella, and its use is restricted to the industrial sector and places where water scarcity is not present. This paper presents the modification of the already validated TRNSYS simulation of a solar cooling facility, implementing a geothermal heat sink instead of the wet cooling tower in order to dissipate the heat generated internally in the absorption chiller. Simulation results shows that a geothermal heat sink composed of 6 boreholes of 100 meters of depth should be sufficient in order to substitute the wet cooling tower, for a typical Spanish single family dwelling.
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Solar cooling, Geothermal heat sink, TRNSYS simulation, Experimental facility
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Salgado, R., Burguete, A., Rodríguez, M.C., Rodríguez, P., 2008. Simulation of an absorption based solar cooling facility using a geothermal sink for heat rejection, In Proc. 1st International Conference on Solar Heating, Cooling and Buildings, EUROSUN 2008, Lisbon, Portugal, October 7-10.