In this paper, we introduce a model taking account of the real operation of an adsorptive solar refrigerator using activated carbon-methanol pairs, as a function of the climatic conditions: ambient temperature and insolation. The model is used to simulate the operation of the refrigerator in two...

Adsorptive cycles are well adapted to solar refrigeration. Solar ice makers (with an activated carbon + methanol pair) are described. Their major originality lies in the assembly of solar collector and condenser in a unique component: the collecto-condenser. A ‘standard’ ice maker and two...

Performances of the solar powered ice-makers tested in Agadir, Morocco, as described in [1], are studied. Experimental data are sufficient for establishing a statistical correlation between heat extraction and meteorological parameters: insolation, diurnal and nocturnal temperatures. The...