Improvement of the Performance for an Absorption Refrigeration System with Lithium bromide-water as Refrigerant by Increasing Absorption Pressure

Abstract

Because the absorption refrigeration system uses the Lithium bromide- water solution as refrigerant, it is profitable for the environment that human beings are living since the values of ODP and GWP of the refrigerant almost are zero. However, the low COP of the absorption machine was limited seriously to compete with the refrigeration machine that is drove by electricity. Therefore, most researchers focus their attention on the improvement of performance of the absorption system through many approaches. In this paper, an improved cycle was adopted to raise the pressure inside the absorber of the machine in order to intensify the absorption effect of thick Lithium bromide solution and enhance the COP of the absorption refrigeration system. A mathematical model that is used for predicting the performance of the system will be established, and the influence of pressure change on the overall performance of the machine will be discussed in the paper.