Dr. Ali Asghar Tofiq told Mehr News that the research center designed and manufactured the largest solar ice-maker device.
“The device produces cold air using thermodynamic cycle and exclusively use solar energy,” he added.
“No cycling device has been used in the ice-maker, which makes its repair and maintenance easier than other types of solar refrigerators,” Tofiq said.
“The ice-maker absorbs solar light on daytime. It operates on principle of adsorption.
It uses active carbon as adsorbent and methanol as acting fluid,” he added and that “it has the advantage of plate absorbing solar energy and active carbon as adsorbent.”
“The lower cost of the device is also another advantage over other photovoltaic devices, as it do not use such photovoltaic cells.
The ice-maker is applicable in far-flung areas and when disasters happen,” Tofiq added.
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