Split level sorption refrigeration system

2:

• The split type air conditioning unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the compression means is selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) an adsorption unit, (b) an absorption unit, (c) a hybrid vapor compression/adsorption unit, and (d) a hybrid vapor compression/absorption unit.

3:

• The split type air conditioning unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the compression means is an adsorption unit or a hybrid vapor compression/adsorption unit.

4:

• The split type air conditioning unit as claimed in claim 3 wherein an adsorbent used in case of an adsorption unit or hybrid vapor compression/adsorption unit is selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) zeolites, (b) mesoporous silicates, (c) insoluble metal silicates, (d) silica gel type A, (e) silica gel type RD, (f) silica gel type S2, (g) activated carbon fiber, (h) granular activated carbon, (i) activated alumina, (j) highly porous activated carbon, (k) Zr6O4(OH)4 bonded with linkers, (l) MIL-101Cr, (m) metal-organic frameworks, (n) covalent organic frameworks, (o) functional adsorbent materials, alone or in any combination thereof.

5:

• The split type air conditioning unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the compression means is an absorption unit or a hybrid vapor compression/absorption unit.

6:

• The split type air conditioning unit as claimed in claim 5 wherein the absorption unit or the hybrid vapor compression/absorption unit is provided with a refrigerant-absorbent mixture selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) water-lithium bromide, (b) ammonia-water, (c) ammonia-lithium nitrate, (d) ammonia-sodium thiocyanate, and any combination thereof.

7:

• The split type air conditioning unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the refrigerant is selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) water, (b) methane, (c) methanol, (d) ethanol, (e) ammonia, (f) CFCs, (g) HCFCs, and (h) HFCs.

8:

• The split type air conditioning unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein one or more refrigerant flow control means selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) throttling valves, (b) expansion valves, (c) capillaries, (d) P-traps, and (e) metering devices is provided on the liquid refrigerant line between said condensation means and said pseudo-evaporation means.

9:

• The split type air conditioning unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the pseudo-evaporation means has a heat exchanger selected from the group consisting of falling/sprayed film over a component with considerably expanded surface area of the type comprising (a) cooling tower fill, (b) wire mesh wool, (c) metal or (d) inorganic fiber foam.

10:

• The split type air conditioning unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cooling means has a heat exchanger selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) a traditional tube fin heat exchanger and (b) enhanced tube heat exchanger

11:

• The split type air conditioning unit as claimed in claims 1 wherein the first component, when containing an adsorption unit or hybrid vapor compression/adsorption unit, is mountable on a vehicular device.

13:

• The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the compression means is selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) an adsorption unit, (b) an absorption unit, (c) a hybrid vapor compression/adsorption unit, and (d) a hybrid vapor compression/absorption unit.

14:

• The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the compression means is an adsorption unit or a hybrid vapor compression/adsorption unit.

15:

• The method as claimed in claim 14 wherein an adsorbent used in case of an adsorption unit or hybrid vapor compression/adsorption unit is selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) zeolites, (b) mesoporous silicates, (c) insoluble metal silicates, (d) silica gel type A, (e) silica gel type RD, (f) silica gel type S2, (g) activated carbon fiber, (h) granular activated carbon, (i) activated alumina, (j) highly porous activated carbon, (k) Zr6O4(OH)4 bonded with linkers, (l) MIL-101Cr, (m) metal-organic frameworks, (n) covalent organic frameworks, (o) functional adsorbent materials, alone or in any combination thereof.

16:

• The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the compression means is an absorption unit or a hybrid vapor compression/absorption unit.

17:

• The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein the absorption unit or the hybrid vapor compression/absorption unit is provided with a refrigerant-absorbent mixture selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) water-lithium bromide, (b) ammonia-water, (c) ammonia-lithium nitrate, (d) ammonia-sodium thiocyanate, in any combination thereof.

18:

• The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the refrigerant is selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) water, (b) methane, (c) methanol, (d) ethanol, (e) ammonia, (f) CFCs, (g) HCFCs, and (h) HFCs.

19:

• The method as claimed in claim 18 wherein one or more refrigerant flow control means selected from the group consisting of (a) throttling valves, (b) expansion valves, (c) capillaries, (d) P-traps, and (e) metering devices is provided on the liquid refrigerant line between said condensation means and said pseudo-evaporation means.

20:

• The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the pseudo-evaporation means has a heat exchanger selected from the group consisting of falling/sprayed film over a component with considerably expanded surface area of the type comprising (a) cooling tower fill, (b) wire mesh wool, (c) metal or (d) inorganic fiber foam.

21:

• The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the cooling means has a heat exchanger selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) a traditional tube fin heat exchanger and (b) an enhanced tube heat exchanger.

22:

• The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the first component, when containing an adsorption unit or hybrid vapor compression/adsorption unit, is mountable on any vehicular device.