Performance of a solar-powered air conditioning system in Hongkong
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A study of the performance of a solar-powered air-conditioning system reports an annual system efficiency of 7.85% and an average solar fraction of 55%. Designed and constructed at the University of Hongkong, the system is made up of a collector with an area of 38.2 square meters, a 4.7 kilowatt cooling capacity absorption chiller, a 2.75 cubic meter hot-water storage tank, a cooling tower, a fan coil unit, an electrical auxiliary heater and pertinent apparatus for data acquisition and control.
Publication Name: Solar Energy
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0038-092X
Year: 1992
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Optimizing the operating parameters of a solar desalination plant
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A simulation program for predictingsolar desalination plant performance was used to optimize the operations of a solar plant located in Abu Dhabi. The program optimized three plant performanceaspects: collector area, collector setpoint and the heating water flow rate. The program also took into account the weather conditions prevalent in the area. The maximum daily distillate production was measured at 120 cubic meters per day for eight months out of the year.
Publication Name: Solar Energy
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0038-092X
Year: 1992
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A new simplified method for evaluating the thermal behaviour of direct gain passive solar buildings
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A new approach for calculating the monthly solar heating fractions of direct gain solar buildings was presented. The method took two different operating regimes into account: thermostatically controlled temperature and free floating temperature systems. In the case of free floating temperature systems, a comfort solar fraction was incorporated for calculating the solar heating fraction.
Publication Name: Solar Energy
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0038-092X
Year: 1992
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