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Originally Posted by samwichse
It seems like ICE cars would be ideal for using an absorption AC system, given all the waste heat. But I've never heard of a single manufacturer using it. There must be some gotcha I'm missing.
For instance, my work uses this type system to provide AC from steam:
https://www.lg.com/global/business/a...ler-steam-type
Absorption AC would basically be "free" in terms of fuel consumption. |
Some of my neighbors are still using refrigerators which use it.
They're horrifically inefficient, as far as input energy per net cooling effect.
Some use anhydrous-ammonia as the working fluid, deadly poison if it leaks.
'Industry'-scale Lithium-bromide chillers are boot-strapped onto the waste-heat side of natural gas-fired turbo-generators for refrigeration ( AeroStealth operated one by Solar Corp., at the University of New Mexico, at Las Cruces.
They'll also run off flat-plate solar collectors.
They're only for 'stationary' applications. No G-forces allowed.
