Development and Application of Sustainable Refrigeration Adsorption Technology

Dear Colleagues,

The Guest Editors are inviting submissions for a Special Issue of Sustainability on the subject “Sustainable Adsorption Refrigeration Technology”. The ever-growing residential and industrial thermal loads, the demand of increased living standards and occupant comfort, and the rise of ecological awareness have led to the conclusion that there is a huge need for sustainable cooling systems. Systems that can utilize locally available renewable energy sources such as solar or waste heat could represent a viable solution. For this reason, thermally powered refrigeration is gaining more and more attention among the scientific and industrial communities.

Much has been written on adsorption refrigeration in the last forty years. Although the underlying concept is well understood, there is a great need to analyze real-scale demonstrations (e.g., pilot systems) and solve the implementation problems that are hindering the wide-scale application and adaptation of this technology. This technology is expected to play a crucial role in meeting the increasing heating/cooling demands of the growing population as well as in industrial applications, especially in the context of worldwide interest in green/net zero energy buildings and efficient industrial processes that require strict energy management.

This Issue aims to provide a comprehensive insight into the state of the art in the field of sustainable adsorption refrigeration technology, with a special focus on the following aspects:

• Case studies and the application of open/closed adsorption cycles;
• Advanced cycles;
• The modelling of system-scale operation;
• Adsorbent bed configurations;
• Heat/mass transfer in adsorber/heat exchanger and evaporator/condenser units;
• COP and SCP enhancement;
• Other related topics.

Dr. Bartosz Zajaczkowski
Dr. Andrea Frazzica
Mr. Eric Laurenz
Guest Editors

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