Absorption*Chiller*Energy*calculations*

Based*on*The*Master*Thesis*of*Ammar*Mohammad*Khalil*Bahman*
By*Sarah*Samuel**
Symbols*used:*
Q"Heat"transfer"[kW]"
h"Enthalpy"[kJ/kg]"
m"Mass"flow"rate"[kg/s]"
FR"Collector"heat"removal"factor"
shxAc"Cold"side"of"heat"exchanger"
shxAh"Hot"side"of"heat"exchanger"
evap"Evaporator"
abs"Absorber"
con"Condenser"
COP"Coefficient"of"performance"
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Calculations**
The"rate"of"heat"addition"in"the"generator"and"the"energy"input"of"the"cycle:"
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Q(gen)"="h2m2+h3m3h1m1"(1)"
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The"rate"of"heat"rejection"out"of"the"condenser"is"given"by"the"following"equation:"
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"Q(con)"="m2(h2h4)(2)"

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The"rate"of"heat"absorption"of"the"evaporator"is"given"by"the"following"equation:"
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"Q(evap)"="m2(h5h9).(3)"
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The"rate"of"heat"rejection"of"the"absorber"is"given"by"the"following"equation:"
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Q(abs)"="h5m2+h6m3h7m1.(4)"
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An"energy"balance"on"the"hot"side"of"the"heat"exchanger"is"given"by"the"following""
equation:"
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Qshxh="m3(h3h10)""(5)"
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Similarly"an"energy"balance"on"the"cold"side"of"the"heat"exchanger"is"given"by"the"
following"equation:"
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Qshxc="m1(h1h8)...(6)"
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The"overall"energy"balance"on"the"heat"exchanger"is"satisfied""
If"Qshxh=Qshxc"which"is"valid"in"this"case."
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Coefficient"of"performance"(COP)"according"to"Figure"2.1"is"defined"as"follows:"
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COP"=

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