Application of Absorption Cycles in Renewable Energy
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 March 2026 | Viewed by 508
Special Issue Editors
Interests: heat pump; absorption thermal energy storage; liquid desiccant air conditioning
Interests: the problem of suppressing and defrosting (ice) under the action of a sound field; droplet wetting kinetics and interfacial regulation; droplet impact dynamics and process control; data center refrigeration system optimization and new system development; smart building digital cloud platform and refrigeration system group control; environmental control system development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cooling and air-conditioning systems are significant energy consumers, especially in regions with hot or mixed climates. Conventional systems, relying on energy-intensive compression technologies, contribute to high energy consumption and environmental degradation due to greenhouse gas emissions from refrigerants. Absorption cycles, particularly when integrated with renewable energy sources such as solar energy, present a sustainable alternative. By utilizing thermal energy instead of electricity, absorption cycles are widely used in applications providing cooling, dehumidification, and thermal energy storage, which are promising solutions to achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals in the cooling and air-conditioning field.
This Special Issue will focus on the latest advancements in the application of absorption cycles for renewable energy-driven solutions. We invite submissions that explore new materials, technologies, and system designs aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of absorption cycles. Potential topics for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Solar absorption/adsorption cooling;
- Novel thermal energy storage technologies and systems;
- Liquid desiccant air-conditioning systems;
- Advances in the materials and components of absorption cycles;
- Working fluids in absorption cycles;
- Energy efficiency and system performance optimization for absorption cycles.
Dr. Chong Zhai
Prof. Dr. Dong Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- absorption heat pump
- absorption heat transformer
- thermal energy storage
- liquid desiccant air conditioning
- solar cooling
- novel working fluids
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