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 …

Vapour absorption enhancement using passive techniques for absorption cooling/heating technologies: A review

C Amaris, M Vallès, M Bourouis - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The absorption cooling/heating system is an old technology that has been relegated by the
more efficient mechanical vapour compression systems. However, if they were driven by …

Machine learning-assisted correlations of heat/mass transfer and pressure drop of microchannel membrane-based desorber/absorber for compact absorption cycles

C Zhai, Y Sui, W Wu - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
Microchannel membrane-based desorbers and absorbers are key components in efficient
and compact absorption refrigeration systems. To improve the accuracy of current empirical …

Proton exchange membrane fuel cell integrated with microchannel membrane-based absorption cooling for hydrogen vehicles

W Wu, C Zhai, Z Sui, Y Sui, X Luo - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles pave a promising technological pathway to achieve carbon
neutrality. Conventional electric air-conditioning greatly increases hydrogen consumption …

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 …

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 …

A big data-handling machine learning model for membrane-based absorber reactors in sorption heat transformers

M Ashouri, N Kheyrikoochaksarayee, C Chhokar… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane-based absorbers have received much attention recently due to their higher
absorption rates than conventional absorbers. Several studies have been conducted to …

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 …

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 …