Introducing readers to background on the development of adsorption refrigeration, the authors also cover the development of adsorbents, various thermodynamic theories, the design of adsorption systems and adsorption refrigeration cycles.

Sorption refrigeration--both absorption and adsorption--uses low-grade heat to provide the air conditioning and refrigeration effects, and is attracting increased attention as an energy efficient technology that does not contribute greenhouse gas to the atmosphere. A team of researchers summarizes the history and current state of adsorption approaches. Their topics are adsorption working pairs; mechanisms and thermodynamic properties of physical, chemical, and composite adsorbents; adsorption refrigeration cycles, the technology of adsorption bed and adsorption refrigeration systems; the design and performance of an adsorption refrigeration system; and adsorption refrigeration driven by solar energy and waste heat. Annotation 2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)