Solar refrigeration in the Egyptian climate

Abstract An experimental intermittent solar refrigerator using aqua-ammonia has been manufactured and tested in the Egyptian climate. Tests on this experimental intermittent refrigerator prove that cooling by solar energy using NH3H2O systems is technically feasible in the Egyptian climate without the need of any help from other external sources of energy. The present paper reports data and results obtained from such tests and compares these experimental results with their corresponding theoretical values.