RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF SORPTION CHILLERS IN EUROPE

摘要

In Europe various new sorption chillers with small and medium-scale cooling capacity have been developed during the last few years. Many of these absorption and adsorption chillers have now passed over from prototype stadium into small serial productions, so that a rising amount of products is expected. In general, thermal cooling by solar energy, district heat or waste heat from CHP units, biomass as well as processes could be lead to a considerable reduction of energy consumption. In the cooling capacity range up to 500 kW several new products of water/lithium bromide and ammonia/water absorption chillers as well as water/silica gel and water/zeolithe adsorption chillers are market-ready available in Europe. Therefore, the latest sorption chiller developments in Europe as well as system suppliers are presented.