TY - JOUR
T1 - Critical review on the developments and future aspects of adsorption heat pumps for automobile air conditioning
AU - Maeda, Shinnosuke
AU - Thu, Kyaw
AU - Maruyama, Tomohiro
AU - Miyazaki, Takahiko
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the Thermal Management Materials and Technology Research Association (TherMAT), and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 by the authors.
PY - 2018/10/25
Y1 - 2018/10/25
N2 - Emission and heat rejection from automobiles are largely responsible for urban environmental issues. Adsorption systems driven by engine waste heat exhibit huge potential to meet the demand for cabin thermal comfort while improving fuel economy. However, the mechanical vapour compression (MVC) systems are still the undisputed champions in automobile air conditioning. This paper provides a critical review on the development and progress of adsorption heat pumps specifically for automobile air conditioning. In doing so, some of the progress and development in land-based adsorption chillers (heat pump), which are not realistically relevant to automobile adsorption systems, are explicitly excluded. Matching the energy density, durability, and reliability of the MVC systems remain major hurdles. The importance of improving the energy density based on the overall system weight or volume, real-world tests under various driving modes and durability aspects are discussed.
AB - Emission and heat rejection from automobiles are largely responsible for urban environmental issues. Adsorption systems driven by engine waste heat exhibit huge potential to meet the demand for cabin thermal comfort while improving fuel economy. However, the mechanical vapour compression (MVC) systems are still the undisputed champions in automobile air conditioning. This paper provides a critical review on the development and progress of adsorption heat pumps specifically for automobile air conditioning. In doing so, some of the progress and development in land-based adsorption chillers (heat pump), which are not realistically relevant to automobile adsorption systems, are explicitly excluded. Matching the energy density, durability, and reliability of the MVC systems remain major hurdles. The importance of improving the energy density based on the overall system weight or volume, real-world tests under various driving modes and durability aspects are discussed.
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U2 - 10.3390/app8112061
DO - 10.3390/app8112061
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85055502446
SN - 2076-3417
VL - 8
JO - Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
JF - Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
IS - 11
M1 - 2061
ER -
