A comprehensive review of membrane-based absorbers/desorbers towards compact and efficient absorption refrigeration systems

Z Sui, W Wu - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Introducing microporous membranes into absorption refrigeration systems (ARSs) provides
a promising technology that can improve heat/mass transfer performance of …

Review of small-capacity single-stage continuous absorption systems operating on binary working fluids for cooling: Compact exchanger technologies

A Altamirano, B Stutz, N Le Pierrès - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2020 - Elsevier
Absorption systems have considerable potential to fight global warming and help transition
to renewable energies. These machines use multifunctional exchangers (heat and mass …

Transient supply-demand matching and numerical parametric study of solar absorption thermal battery for space cooling

Z Ding, Y Sui, C Zhai, Z Sui, H Lin, F Li, W Wu - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient use of renewable energy, eg, solar energy, is an important pathway towards net-
zero energy buildings and carbon neutrality. However, renewable energy is difficult to be …

Energetic, exergetic, economic, and environmental analysis of microchannel membrane-based absorption refrigeration system driven by various energy sources

C Zhai, W Wu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Microchannel membrane-based absorption refrigeration system (MMARS) shows its
advantages in efficiency and compactness over the conventional absorption refrigeration …

Multi-objective optimization of a microchannel membrane-based absorber with inclined grooves based on CFD and machine learning

Z Sui, Y Sui, W Wu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel microchannel membrane-based absorber with inclined grooves is proposed and
studied by a three-dimensional CFD model. Parametric analysis is carried out to analyze the …

Heat and mass transfer performance comparison of various absorbers/desorbers towards compact and efficient absorption heat pumps

C Zhai, W Wu - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2021 - Elsevier
Absorption heat pump (AHP) is significant for renewable/waste energy utilization to alleviate
the energy crisis. Compact and energy-efficient AHP is essential for wider applications, and …

Ionic liquids for microchannel membrane-based absorption heat pumps: Performance comparison and geometry optimization

C Zhai, Y Sui, Z Sui, W Wu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Microchannel membrane-based absorption heat pump (MMAHP) shows great potential in
efficiency enhancement and size reduction towards renewable/waste energy utilization …

Performance investigation and enhancement of membrane-contactor microchannel absorber towards compact absorption cooling

Z Sui, W Wu, T You, Z Zheng, M Leung - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar absorption cooling is a promising approach to address the energy and environmental
issues. Large-size and low-efficiency are two big challenges for wider applications of solar …

Experimental parameter study and correlation development of microchannel membrane-based absorption process for efficient thermal cooling with high compactness

C Zhai, W Wu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The microchannel membrane-based absorber occupies a crucial position in an efficient and
compact absorption refrigeration system, as it directly influences the system's cooling …

Performance optimization and comparison towards compact and efficient absorption refrigeration system with conventional and emerging absorbers/desorbers

C Zhai, W Wu - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Absorption refrigeration system (ARS) is significant for renewable/waste energy utilization to
mitigate global warming. To select the best-performing ARS, four systems, namely falling …