TY - JOUR UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85046905347&doi=10.1007%2fs40032-017-0358-x&partnerID=40&md5=4e7c70de26fa913f84b9a3a9345892b0 A1 - Choudhury, B. A1 - Chatterjee, P.K. A1 - Habib, K. A1 - Saha, B.B. JF - Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C VL - 99 Y1 - 2018/// IS - 3 N2 - The demand for cooling, especially in the developing economies, is rising at a fast rate. Fast-depleting sources of fossil fuel and environmental concerns necessitate looking for alternative cooling solutions. Solar heat driven adsorption based cooling cycles are environmentally friendly due to their use of natural refrigerants and the thermal compression process. In this paper, a performance simulation study of a basic two-bed solar adsorption chiller has been performed through a transient model for two different climatic locations in India. Effect of operating temperatures and cycle time on the chiller performance has been studied. It is observed that the solar hot water temperature obtained in the composite climate of Delhi (28.65°N, 77.25°E) can run the basic adsorption cooling cycle efficiently throughout the year. Whereas, the monsoon months of July and August in the warm and humid climate of Durgapur (23.48°N, 87.32°E) are unable to supply the required driving heat. © 2017, The Institution of Engineers (India). KW - Cooling systems; Fossil fuels; Solar heating; Temperature KW - Climatic influence; Cycle time; Operating temperature; Solar adsorption chiller; Transient model KW - Adsorption ID - scholars10270 EP - 354 SN - 22500545 PB - Springer India N1 - cited By 3 TI - Performance Investigation of a Solar Heat Driven Adsorption Chiller under Two Different Climatic Conditions SP - 347 AV - none ER -