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Design of a Domestic Diffusion Absorption Refrigeration System Using Evolutionary Algorithm


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/ireme.v11i11.13177

Abstract


A diffusion absorption refrigeration (DAR) cycle is a thermally driven system that does not require electricity and utilizes environmentally friendly refrigerants. It uses refrigerant-absorbent-auxiliary gas as working fluid, and it does not contain any moving part such as a compressor or an expansion valve. A bubble-pump is used to let the working fluids circulate. In this paper, the overall performance of the DAR system was investigated using a robust mathematical model combined with an efficient multi-objective optimization algorithm, namely the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II). The optimized lengths of the evaporator and condenser pipes were 4 m and 14 m, respectively. The optimization results showed that the machine has a suitable size for domestic applications.
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Absorption; Diffusion Absorption Refrigeration (DAR); Thermal; Refrigeration; Evolutionary Algorithm

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