The solid composite sorbents based on the matrix of expanded natural graphite treated with sulfuric acid are developed
and a MnCl2/CaCl2-NH3 resorption refrigeration system driven by low-grade thermal energy is established and experimentally investigated.Results indicate that 160℃ heat source temperature is the inflection temperature of coefficient of performance for refrigeration (COP)
and a maximum cooling power of 2.98 kW is achieved.When the heating temperature is higher than 160℃
sensible heat load of the system increases which means keeping heating high temperature salt (HTS) sorption bed will reduce the overall refrigeration efficiency.For refrigeration temperature of 15℃
COP of the system ranges from 0.284 to 0.396 while specific cooling power (SCP) ranges from 100.3 to 338.8 W·kg-1.SCP increases with the increment of heat source temperature.