Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Nomenclature

Abbreviations

Chapter 1. 1 System Description and Thermodynamic Model of the Single-Effect Absorption Chiller

Chapter 2. Parametric Study and Performance Prediction of the Single-Effect Absorption Chiller

Chapter 3. Component Model of the Single-Effect Absorption Chiller

Chapter 4. Model-Based Design and Experimental Rig of the Absorption Cooling System

Chapter 5. Performance Prediction of the Solar Absorption Cooling System: Simulation-Based Results

Chapter 6. Discussion, Conclusion and Future Work

Appendix

References

About the Author

Index

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