abstract

• This article presents a case study focused on designing a refrigeration system for milk storage in a town of Jalisco, Mexico. An absorption refrigeration unit is proposed, activated with a geothermal heat source from an existing well. An economic analysis of the proposal and its comparison with a conventional system and a solar system is presented. The proposed system must provide refrigeration to the warehouse (cold room) with a cooling load of 5 kW, with a geothermal heat source temperature of 80 °C for the single effect system and 163 °C for the double effect system. For the design of the warehouse, the thermal loads were obtained through ceilings and walls, by lighting, infiltration, and by occupation, through the EnergyPlus software. The results show values of monthly thermal loads ranging between 0.94 and 1.1 kW. The single-effect system achieved a COP of 0.85 costing approximately $13,083, while the double-effect system reached a COP of 1.38 with a cost of $18,144.

authors

• Gutiérrez Urueta Geydy Luz

publication date

• 2023-01-01

published in

• Case Studies in Thermal Engineering  Journal

keywords

• Absorption refrigeration system, Geothermal energy, Thermal loads, Cooling load, Economic analysis

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.csite.2023.102866

PubMed ID

start page

• 1

end page

• 14

volume

• 44

issue