Air Conditioning by Steam Jet Refrigeration Utilizing Solar Energy

Abstract

Investigation of the vapor jet refrigeration system with and without modification has been conducted in the current research. The system has been attached to solar heater to provide hot water replacing the electrical heater in the vapor generator of the system. The system showed good stability under solar heating operating in terms of a number of refrigeration cycle, mass flow rates of vapor and refrigerant and efficiency. Vapor generator temperature of 80 OC depending on the weather temperature was used under various refrigeration loads. The system scored the maximum number of refrigeration cycle, efficiencies and stable pattern of mass flow rates under high refrigeration loads for solar energy heating. The results of the current research revealed that investing of solar energy was effective and promising approaches towards economical, clean and environmentally friendly operating procedure that can be applied practically to the system.