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Air conditioning production by a single effect absorption cooling machine directly coupled to a solar collector field. Application to Spanish climates

Publicated to:Solar Energy. 85 (9): 2108-2121 - 2011-09-01 85(9), DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.05.019

Authors: Sarabia Escriva, Emilio J; Lamas Sivila, Edwin V; Soto Frances, Victor M

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Termodinam Aplicada - Author

Abstract

Due to the increasing energy consumption of air conditioning in buildings and the need to decrease the fossil CO, emissions to the environment, the interest of using renewable energy sources shows up stronger than ever. We present a general study whose aim is to propose a method to evaluate an upper bound in the potential of solar cooling by using some simplified models. As an example it has been applied to the very diverse climates of Spain. In the paper it has been assumed a direct solar coupling between the solar collector field and a single effect absorption cooling machine, without any intermediate solar storage tank. An equation is obtained that shows the dependence of the generator/solar-collectors equilibrium temperature on basic design parameters of the system (absorption machine-solar collectors). The paper analyzes the effect of these on the total amount of cooling produced along a typical mean year and the peak cooling power. The paper also includes a discussion on how to estimate the values and what is their physical meaning of the parameters which define the behavior of real absorption machines. Finally tables are included for the 12 climates of Spain that can be used as an example of how to make a quick pre-sizing of such direct coupled system. The classification of the Spanish climates is based on general data (average monthly total horizontal solar radiation, average monthly dry temperature, etc.) and the results could be generalized for climates with the same severity. Moreover if hourly weather data is available for any place (like tmy2, bin, epw, etc. files), the procedure can be applied without further changes. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

AbsorptionAbsorption coolingAbsorption machinesAir conditioningCarbon dioxideCarbon emissionClimate changeClimate modelsCoolingCooling powerCouplingsData setDesign parametersDirect coupledDirect solarEnergy conservationEnergy efficiencyEnergy utilizationEquilibrium temperaturesEstimation methodIn-buildingsLow carbonMeteorologyNumerical modelPhysical meaningsPre-sizingRenewable energy sourceRenewable resourceSimplified modelsSolar collectorsSolar coolingSolar energySolar heatingSolar radiationSolar storage tanksSpainStorage tankSunTemperature effectUpper boundWeather data

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Solar Energy due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2011, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 9.95, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-05, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 22
  • Scopus: 28

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-05:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 50.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 51 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Sarabia Escrivà, Emilio José) and Last Author (Soto Francés, Víctor Manuel).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Sivila, EVL.