Adsorption refrigerationgreen cooling driven by low grade thermal energy

With the worldwide development of the economy,the energy consumption is quickly increasing, and theproblems of environmental pollution and energy shortageare becoming more and more serious. Green cooling (en-vironmental benign refrigeration), such as adso…

Adsorption refrigeration-green cooling driven by low grade thermal energy

As a type of environmental benign refrigera- tion technology powered by low grade thermal energy, ad- sorption refrigeration have aroused more and more at- tention in recent years. In this paper, the research frontiers of adsorption refrigeration, including adsorbent, adsorption theory, heat recovery process, technology of adsorber, the research achievements, and the development achievements, are summarized. Typical systems foradsorption refrigeration research facing to applications in the recent years are pre- sented. Future applications of adsorption refrigeration are analysed.