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In this paper, an analysis of the performance of a solar assisted single effect absorption cooling system is carried out using TRNSYS software. This analysis is performed to meet a peak cooling demand of 298 kW for a building located in Oujda. In this configuration, the working fluid returning from the generator of the absorption chiller always flows towards the hot storage tank, which acts as a common element between the solar collector and the absorption chiller. The 107 type available in the TRNSYS library is used to model an absorption chiller of single effect operated by hot water from an evacuated tube collector. The obtained results show that for a hot water tank, a collector area of 400 m2 is enough to maintain the temperature at 6.67 °C, which is sufficient for cooling a room during summer conditions.
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El Hassani, S., Lahoussine, H.A., Amaoui, H., Moussaoui, M.A., Mezrhab, A. (2021). TRNSYS Simulation of a Solar Cooling System Under Oujda Climate. In: Masrour, T., El Hassani, I., Cherrafi, A. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Applications. A2IA 2020. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 144. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53970-2_8
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