NUMERICAL ESTIMATION OF THE SOLAR COPS PERFORMANCE OF A SINGLE-STAGE ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION MACHINE FOR AIR-CONDITIONING A BUILDING

• Date: 2026
• Main Authors: Mokhtari Fatima , Z., Mokhtari Abderahman , M., Mekroussi , Saïd
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Renewable Energy National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2026
• Subjects: concentrator; thermal efficiency; absorption; solar radiation; cooling; cylindro-parabolic; COP; absorber; Capderou; heat transfer fluid.
• Online Access: https://ve.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/602
• Journal Title: Vidnovluvana energetika

This study numerically investigates a solar absorption chiller coupled with a cylindro-parabolic (parabolic-trough) collector to air-condition an amphitheater at Ibn Khaldoun University in Algeria’s High Plateaus, specifically the city of Tiaret, whose astronomical coordinates recorded by the Ain Bo...