Analysis of Solar Powered Air Conditioning Systems for Residential Applications

Authors

  • Mushtaq Ismael Hasan University of Thi-Qar - College of Engineering- Mech. Eng. Dept.
  • Mohammed D. Salman University of Thi-Qar -College of Engineering-Mech. Eng. Dept.
  • Ghassan Adnan Abid University of Thi-Qar-College of Engineering-Mech. Eng. Dept.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31663/utjes.v3i1.106

Keywords:

m Total area of collectorA coll 2, -Coefficient of performanceCOP, J/kg.C Specific heatCp o, -Solar contributionf, kJ /kgenthalpyh, -Auxiliary heater contributionH aux, Solar radiation intensityI s W/m 2, kg/sMass flow ratem, wUseful heat from solar collectorQ ucoll, TemperatureT C o

Abstract

n this paper the absorption air conditioning system has been analyzed, and the solar
energy has been used as a source for heat required to operating the absorption cycle. The
influence of most of the parameters which may affect the performance of absorption air
conditioning system has been studied under the climatic conditions of Iraq. The main
advantage of solar based air conditioning systems is the synchronization between the cooling
demand and the availability of solar energy especially in hot regions like Iraq which contains
huge potential of solar energy in summer season. The results obtained indicate the ability of
using solar energy to reduce the electricity consumption for air conditioning applications. For
a certain space with cooling load 5 Ton (17.5 kW) for climatic conditions (solar radiation
intensity 1000 W/m
2
and ambient temperature 45
25
o
C) the solar collector with area 40 m
can
provide 75% of required heat to produce this cooling load demand and a collector with area
53 m
2
can provide 100 % of required heat to produce this cooling load demand for these
climatic conditions

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Published

2012-06-01

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2012)

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Analysis of Solar Powered Air Conditioning Systems for Residential Applications. (2012). University of Thi-Qar Journal for Engineering Sciences, 3(1), 25-37. https://doi.org/10.31663/utjes.v3i1.106