The Potential of Solar Adsorption Air-Conditioning in Saudi Arabia: A Simulation Study

Ahmed Al-Mogbel, Patrick Ruch, Abdulrahman Al-Rihaili, Saleh Al-Ajlan, Paul Gantenbein, Andreas Witzig, Bruno Michel 1 King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Phone: +966 1 481 4323, Fax: +966 1 481 3880 E-Mail: aalmogbel@kacst.edu.sa Internet: http://www.kacst.edu.sa/ 2 IBM Research – Zurich, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland 3 Institut fur Solartechnik SPF, Oberseestrasse 10, CH-8640 Rapperswil, Switzerland 4 Vela Solaris AG, Stadthausstrasse 125, CH-7400 Winterthur, Switzerland