Development of Novel Solar Adsorption Cooling Tube

This paper presents the development of a novel solar-powered adsorption cooling tube. The tube consists of adsorbent bed (solar collector), condenser, and evaporator, all in one unit. Activated Carbon-Methanol is used as a working pair to suit cooling and refrigeration applications. From the experimental studies of the tube results all year round, performance and produced cooling are evaluated as well as recommendations and conclusions for best performance are presented