1. Expansion cooling prospects for large scale applications
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Abdul Hai Alami, Rashid Alrashid, Ayman Mdallal, Ahmad Yasin, Mohamad Ayoub, Shamma Alasad, Haya Aljaghoub, Adnan Alashkar, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Abdul Ghani Olabi, and Mehmet Orhan
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Expansion cooling ,Compressed air energy storage ,District cooling ,Waste heat recovery ,Heat ,QC251-338.5 - Abstract
Air conditioning in general and cooling in particular are the biggest energy sinks among all electricity consumers. Mitigating energy needs of this sector by active or passive means is a necessity. This paper offers a comprehensive review of various cooling technologies for large scale applications and compares them in terms of economy, environmental footprint and most importantly, energy requirements. There is a main focus on the potential of using expansion cooling, which is defined in conjunction with cooling effects generated during the expansion process of a gas. The interest in such cooling technology stems from the double benefit of utilizing a large-scale compressed air energy storage (CAES) system that can also provide cooling via the expansion of air. This consequently manifests in reducing the electrical demand required for cooling applications. Such a concept is beneficial for hot climates, where most of the electrical demand is reserved for offsetting the cooling load.
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- 2023
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