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Development of a solar powered residential air conditioner (general optimization)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lowen, D. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1976 |
| Description | A commercially available 3-ton residential Lithium Bromide (LiBr) absorption air conditioner was modified for use with lower temperature solar heated water. The modification included removal of components such as the generator, concentration control chamber, liquid trap, and separator; and the addition of a Chrysler designed generator, an off-the-shelf LiBr-solution pump. The design goal of the modified unit was to operate with water as the heat-transfer fluid at a target temperature of 85 C (185 F), 29.4 C (85 F) cooling water inlet, producing 10.5 kW (3 tons) of cooling. Tests were performed on the system before and after modification to provide comparative data. At elevated temperatures (96 C, 205 F), the test results show that Lithium Bromide was carried into the condenser due to the extremely violent boiling and degraded the evaporator performance. |
| File Size | 33442842 |
| Page Count | 155 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760017614 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9x10w759 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1976-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Performance Tests Solar Energy Air Conditioning Equipment Bromides Design Analysis Solar Heating Lithium Compounds Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
