A solar thermal water pump using a flat-plate collector with n-pentane as the working fluid is described. A heat-transfer analysis has been carried out for this system with account for all heat losses. Variations in temperature and pressure of pentane in the collection system with time are...

A solar adsorber with glass tube insulation used in a solar adsorption cooling system is proposed and investigated. The adsorber is a metal tube packed with activated carbon methanol pair surrounded by a vacuum tube glazing. A mathematical model, which accounts for the heat and mass transfer of...