Motor vehicle air-conditioning : utilising the exhaust gas energy to power an absorption refrigeration cycle

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dc.contributor.advisorGryzagoridis, Jassonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWang, Shiyien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-11T20:15:47Z
dc.date.available2014-11-11T20:15:47Z
dc.date.issued1997en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIt is a well-known fact that a lot of heat energy associated with the exhaust gases from an engine is wasted. The work described in this thesis attempts to use the energy from the motor car's exhaust gases to power an air-conditioning system. Thus the waste heat can be utilised and shaft power conserved by replacing the traditional compression refrigeration system, used for air-conditioning a motor car, with an absorption unit. The thesis deals with some theoretical aspects of the absorption refrigeration cycle as well as practical aspects of motor car air-conditioning. A fair amount of research on absorption refrigeration has concentrated on the choice of the combinations absorbent and refrigerant. The need for the combination to be suitable for this special application is self evident. The use of aqua-ammonia, one of the oldest and most widely used combinations for absorption refrigeration systems, to chill water which is used as a secondary fluid, goes a long way in ensuring that ammonia does not get released in the passenger space. An added bonus is that this choice of refrigerant does not have potentially an adverse environmental influence (i.e. ozone layer etc.).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWang, S. (1997). <i>Motor vehicle air-conditioning : utilising the exhaust gas energy to power an absorption refrigeration cycle</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9577en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWang, Shiyi. <i>"Motor vehicle air-conditioning : utilising the exhaust gas energy to power an absorption refrigeration cycle."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9577en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWang, S. 1997. Motor vehicle air-conditioning : utilising the exhaust gas energy to power an absorption refrigeration cycle. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wang, Shiyi AB - It is a well-known fact that a lot of heat energy associated with the exhaust gases from an engine is wasted. The work described in this thesis attempts to use the energy from the motor car's exhaust gases to power an air-conditioning system. Thus the waste heat can be utilised and shaft power conserved by replacing the traditional compression refrigeration system, used for air-conditioning a motor car, with an absorption unit. The thesis deals with some theoretical aspects of the absorption refrigeration cycle as well as practical aspects of motor car air-conditioning. A fair amount of research on absorption refrigeration has concentrated on the choice of the combinations absorbent and refrigerant. The need for the combination to be suitable for this special application is self evident. The use of aqua-ammonia, one of the oldest and most widely used combinations for absorption refrigeration systems, to chill water which is used as a secondary fluid, goes a long way in ensuring that ammonia does not get released in the passenger space. An added bonus is that this choice of refrigerant does not have potentially an adverse environmental influence (i.e. ozone layer etc.). DA - 1997 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1997 T1 - Motor vehicle air-conditioning : utilising the exhaust gas energy to power an absorption refrigeration cycle TI - Motor vehicle air-conditioning : utilising the exhaust gas energy to power an absorption refrigeration cycle UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9577 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9577
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWang S. Motor vehicle air-conditioning : utilising the exhaust gas energy to power an absorption refrigeration cycle. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1997 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9577en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleMotor vehicle air-conditioning : utilising the exhaust gas energy to power an absorption refrigeration cycleen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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