This paper introduces a new chemically-assisted mechanical refrigeration system that combines the advantages of the vapor compression, vapor absorption, and refrigeration/solvent resorption systems. Principles of the new system are presented and the search for suitable refrigerant/solvent pairs for the system is discussed. The feasibility of the proposed system has been verified by a sample cal...

Refrigeration cogeneration systems which generate power alongside with cooling improve energy utilization significantly, because such systems offer a more reasonable arrangement of energy and exergy ‘‘flows’’ within the system, which results in lower fuel consumption as compared to the separate generation of power and cooling or heating. This paper proposes several novel systems of that type, b...

Thermodynamics of an ionic-liquid (IL) based absorption refrigeration system has been numerically analyzed. It provides an alternative to the normally toxic working fluids, such as the ammonia in conventional absorption systems. The use of ILs also eliminates crystallization and metal-compatibility problems of the water/LiBr system. Mixtures of refrigerants and imidazolium-based ILs are theoret...