Modeling and Parametric Analysis of a Large-Scale Solar-Based Absorption Cooling System

Table 6

Various solar thermal collectors coupled with vapor absorption chillers [18].

Solar thermal collectors	Collector area (m^2)	Cooling capacity (kW)	TES tank size (m^3)	COP	Reference
Flat plate collectors	56	12.31	24	—	Sayigh and Khoshaim [45]
Evacuated tube collector	12	4.5	—	0.58	Agyenim et al. [46]
Evacuated tube collector	108	35.17	—	0.37–0.81	Ali et al. [47]
Flat plate collectors	36	4		0.54	Van Hattem and; Actis Data [48]
Evacuated tube collectors	1577 nos.	211.02	15	0.618	Al-Karaghouli et al. [49]
Flat plate collectors	38.2	4.7	2.75		Yeung et al. [50]
Flat plate collectors	113	35.17	5.7	0.63	Meza et al. [51]
Flat plate collectors	316	90	30	053–0.73	Best and Ortega [52]
Flat plate collectors	38	4.7	2.75	0.07 (COP overall)	Li and Sumathy [53]
Flat plate collectors	49.9	35.17	2	0.42	Syed et al. [54]
Flat plate collectors	151	35.17	2.5	0.41–0.66	Zambrano et al. [55]
Evacuated tube collectors	72	35.17	0.4	0.7	Pongtornkulpanich; et al. [24]
Evacuated tube collectors	72060	10,560	43292	0.77	Current study

HW: hot water; CW: cold water.