Ongoing projects:
1. Solar Refrigeration
The activation of cooling systems using solar energy is defined as solar refrigeration. The most common routes can be; solar energy from photovoltaic panels to drive the compressor in conventional refrigeration systems, or through the use of solar thermal energy together with absorption refrigeration systems. SISEA has an experimental bench of the absorption refrigeration cycle using ammonia-water as the working fluid. Theoretical and experimental studies have been carried out in the Laboratory to analyze from the simultaneous heat and mass transfer in the generator and absorber under different operating conditions until to evaluate the global performance of the cycle. Studies will make it possible to study the technical feasibility of absorption refrigeration systems, aiming at more compact equipment.
2. High Flux Solar Simulator
This project aims to build a high flux solar simulator (HFSS), capable of providing a power of 5 kW, so that the tests can be replaced directly in the sun by a set of lamps that replace the effects of solar radiation. As applications, it focuses on the production of solar fuels, being accompanied by several thermochemical reactions at high temperatures. For the study of these thermochemical reactions, SISEA develops a solar simulator, whose objective is to study the process of steam reforming of natural gas, through the supply of solar energy to activate and sustain this chemical reaction. Studies of this nature require experimental prototypes, which depend on climatic conditions for their operation. One way to obtain reliable results with experimental data in small numbers is the possibility of using simulators, since the mathematical development of these phenomena is very well established.
3. Supersonic Separation
Flows conducted at speeds above the speed of sound are called supersonic. The design of a supersonic separator The design, design and construction of the laboratory that could allow the evaluation of the prototype of a Supersonic CO2 separator