The Colombian Caribbean Coast has a high potential for solar energy and absorption cooling system... more The Colombian Caribbean Coast has a high potential for solar energy and absorption cooling systems due to its high relative humidity and temperatures. However, little information evidences technical evaluations and energy performance of absorption refrigeration systems throughout the Caribbean Coast. This research evaluates the technical aspects of the potential use of solar thermal collectors on the Colombian Caribbean Coast. The area ratio in m 2 per kW of cooling is calculated in three operating regimes, namely, 120%, 100%, and 80% of the rated cooling capacity. The results show that Barranquilla and Cartagena are the cities that have better technical conditions to activate the absorption cooling system throughout the year because they need 776,3 m 2 and 884 m 2 of surface area of solar collectors to activate the system at 100% cooling capacity with average solar irradiation. Additionally, in the most critical months (months with higher water precipitation, humidity, cloudiness, and rainfall), operating the system in the nominal cooling conditions would be able to reach a maximum SCOP of 0.51, and in some cities with environmental conditions similar to San Andres, will not be able to operate only with solar energy after 3:00 P.M.
The Colombian Caribbean Coast has a high potential for solar energy and absorption cooling system... more The Colombian Caribbean Coast has a high potential for solar energy and absorption cooling systems due to its high relative humidity and temperatures. However, little information evidences technical evaluations and energy performance of absorption refrigeration systems throughout the Caribbean Coast. This research evaluates the technical aspects of the potential use of solar thermal collectors on the Colombian Caribbean Coast. The area ratio in m 2 per kW of cooling is calculated in three operating regimes, namely, 120%, 100%, and 80% of the rated cooling capacity. The results show that Barranquilla and Cartagena are the cities that have better technical conditions to activate the absorption cooling system throughout the year because they need 776,3 m 2 and 884 m 2 of surface area of solar collectors to activate the system at 100% cooling capacity with average solar irradiation. Additionally, in the most critical months (months with higher water precipitation, humidity, cloudiness, and rainfall), operating the system in the nominal cooling conditions would be able to reach a maximum SCOP of 0.51, and in some cities with environmental conditions similar to San Andres, will not be able to operate only with solar energy after 3:00 P.M.
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