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Modelling and performances of a deep-freezing process using low-grade solar heat

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A solar deep-freezing process has been designed. It aims at cooling down a cold box to about −20 °C, using simple flat plate solar collectors operating at 70 °C. This original process involves two cascaded thermochemical systems based on the BaCl2/ammonia reaction. Its working mode is discontinuous as it alternates between a regeneration mode during daytime and a cold production mode during nighttime. A global dynamic model involving the various system components allows the simulation of the process; it predicts the evolution of the components temperatures and the rates of chemical reactions of the system. It also allows the dimensioning of the system components to maintain a 500 l cold box at −20 °C during the 6 sunniest months of the year under typical Mediterranean weather conditions and provide over 80% of the total yearly cooling needs of this box. This requires a solar collector area of 5.8 m2 and 39 kg of reactive salt. The predicted coefficient of performance (COP) is about 0.1 over the year, and the net solar COP, taking into account the collector efficiencies, is 0.05.

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hal-00685572 , version 1 (05-04-2012)

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Nolwenn Le Pierrès, Nathalie Mazet, Driss Stitou. Modelling and performances of a deep-freezing process using low-grade solar heat. Energy, 2007, 32 (2), pp.154-164. ⟨10.1016/j.energy.2006.02.009⟩. ⟨hal-00685572⟩
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