A REGENERATIVE ADSORPTION PROCESS AND MULTI-REACTOR REGENERATIVE ADSORPTION CHILLER

Abstract

The invention relates to a regenerative adsorption process and to a multi-reactor regenerative adsorption chiller assembly comprising: a condenser adapted to receive a coolant from a source; an evaporator connected to said condenser to provide a refrigerant circuit; a plurality of reactors, each being able to operate in adsorption and desorption modes and to receive coolant directly emitted from said condenser or indirectly via an upstream adsorber during adsorption, and to receive waste heat directly from a waste heat source or indirectly via an upstream desorber during desorption; control means for controlling said plurality of reactors such that each reactor alternately operates in adsorption and desorption modes for substantially identical time intervals, and such that each reactor has an equal chance of being the first adsorber to receive the coolant emanating from the condenser, and the first desorber to receive waste heat from the waste heat source.