Abstract
Adsorption refrigeration cycle is driven by waste heat at near ambient temperature, but performance of this cycle is low. Therefore, For improvement of COP and cooling capacity, adsorption refrigeration cycle with vapor recovery process was studied by Pons (1999). In this process, adsorber is connected to desorber, therefore, the adsorbate continues moving from desorber to adsorber to their equilibrium levels. Pons applied this cycle to zeolite-water pair, but silica gel-water was suitable for regeneration at low temperature. COP and cooling capacity were calculated with computational analysis and compared with conventional single stage cycle. An evaluation of this cycle with vapor recovery process is presented.
