An additional-filling-amount management system includes a mass correlation data obtaining unit, an additional-filling-amount determination unit, and a storage unit. The mass correlation data obtaining unit obtains mass correlation data correlating with a mass of a refrigerant container from which refrigerant is supplied to a refrigeration cycle apparatus that is additionally filled with refrigerant. The additional-filling-amount determination unit determines an additional filling amount based on the mass correlation data, the additional filling amount being an amount of refrigerant, from the refrigerant container, with which the refrigeration cycle apparatus has been additionally filled. The storage unit stores apparatus information regarding the refrigeration cycle apparatus for which additional filling with refrigerant is completed and the additional filling amount that is the amount of refrigerant with which the refrigeration cycle apparatus identified with the apparatus information has been filled, in association with each other.

An absorption cooling system that includes a plurality of solar collectors, a generator containing a dilute absorbent-refrigerant solution, a condenser, an evaporator, an absorber, a heat exchanger located between the generator and the absorber, first, second, and third storage tanks, a first temperature control valve located between the solar collectors and the first storage tank, a second temperature control valve located between the first storage tank and the generator, and a plurality of additional valves, wherein the first temperature control valve and the second temperature control valve are configured to regulate a flow of a heating fluid into the generator by automatically toggling between an open mode or a closed mode in response to a controller signal indicating a presence or an absence of a set point of a solid absorbent content in the dilute absorbent-refrigerant solution of the generator.

An absorption cooling system that includes a plurality of solar collectors, a generator containing a dilute absorbent-refrigerant solution, a condenser, an evaporator, an absorber, a heat exchanger located between the generator and the absorber, first, second, and third storage tanks, a first temperature control valve located between the solar collectors and the first storage tank, a second temperature control valve located between the first storage tank and the generator, and a plurality of additional valves, wherein the first temperature control valve and the second temperature control valve are configured to regulate a flow of a heating fluid into the generator by automatically toggling between an open mode or a closed mode in response to a controller signal indicating a presence or an absence of a set point of a solid absorbent content in the dilute absorbent-refrigerant solution of the generator.

An air-conditioning system includes a plurality of liquid desiccant in-ceiling units, each installed in a building for treating air in a space in the building. Dedicated outside air systems (DOAS) for providing a stream of treated outside air to the building are also disclosed.

An air-conditioning system includes a plurality of liquid desiccant in-ceiling units, each installed in a building for treating air in a space in the building. Dedicated outside air systems (DOAS) for providing a stream of treated outside air to the building are also disclosed.

A heat-driven refrigeration/heat-pump system comprises at least one vapor expansion stage and at least one vapor compression stage, a condenser, and an evaporator, while the power consumption of the compression stages is fully supplied by the power output of the expansion stages. In the system, a vapor absorber/generator unit is adopted, such that at least one expansion stage is fed by the vapor from the generator, and at least one power stage; compression or expansion, delivers its output stream to the absorber instead of to the condenser. In the new arrangement the expansion stages produce surplus power, facilitating a supplementary refrigeration loop between the evaporator and the condenser to which there is no direct expense of heat from the generator, thereby improving the overall performance of the system.

An absorption chiller refrigerator system with an evaporator-absorber section and a generator-condenser section disposed together within a housing. The evaporator-absorber system has an evaporator section having an evaporator and an absorber disposed together within the evaporator section but separated by a perforated plate within the evaporator section. The generator condenser system has a generator section having a generator and a condenser disposed together within the generator section but separated by a perforated plate within the generator section. Perforations in the perforated plate of each of the evaporator section and the generator section are cone-shaped passages.

A method includes forming a carbon aerogel on a substrate to produce a highly adsorptive structure. The carbon aerogel is characterized by having physical characteristics of in-situ formation on the substrate.

The present invention relates to a high-efficiency absorption heat pump system having increased utilization rate of a waste heat source, including: an evaporator to which a waste heat source inlet line through which a waste heat source inflows, is connected to absorb thermal energy from the waste heat source, and to which a refrigerant inlet line for supplying a refrigerant is connected; an absorber connected to the evaporator such that steam evaporated in the evaporator is fed thereto, and to which a hot water inlet line and a hot water outlet line extending from a flash tank are connected; a high temperature regenerator through which a waste heat source divide line branching off from the waste heat source inlet line passes, which heats LiBr solution fed to the absorber and regenerates the same, and is provided with a concentrated solution line for supplying the LiBr solution to the absorber; an auxiliary absorber to which the steam evaporated from the high temperature regenerator is transferred and which is connected to the high temperature regenerator in order to cool the steam and circulate the same; a low temperature regenerator to which an intermediate solution line is connected to supply the LiBr solution to the high temperature regenerator, through which a waste heat source return line extending from the evaporator passes, and to which a diluted solution line extending from the absorber is connected; a condenser through which a chilled water inlet line for supplying the cooling water passes such that the steam evaporated from the low temperature regenerator is fed and cooled therein, and which is connected to the low temperature regenerator; and an auxiliary regenerator to which an auxiliary solution line is connected to supply auxiliary LiBr solution to the auxiliary absorber, through which the waste heat source divide line passes, and to which an auxiliary diluted solution line extending from the auxiliary absorber is connected.

A test chamber for conditioning air has a temperature-insulated test space sealable against an environment for receiving test materials and a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of the test space, a temperature ranging from 20 C. to +180 C. in temperature being able to be realized within the test space by means of the temperature control device, said temperature control device comprising a cooling device having a cooling cycle having a refrigerant, a heat transmitter, a compressor, a condenser and an expanding element, the cooling cycle comprising an internal heat transmitter, the internal heat transmitter being connected to a high-pressure side of the cooling cycle upstream of the expanding element and downstream of the condenser in a flow direction, said refrigerant being able to cooled by means of the internal heat transmitter which is coupled to an adjustable supplementary refrigeration of the cooling device.