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Abstract

Solid absorber apparatus for a discontinuously operable, cyclic absorption process comprising a housing; a solid absorber material provided in a plurality of juxtaposed chamber-like zones within the housing, the zones each having, in transverse cross-section, four sides which extend longitudinally within the housing, heat exchange means disposed along at least a portion of each of at least two but less than four sides of each of the zones whereby the zones are at least partially defined and separated from one another, and extending longitudinally within the housing, and adapted to carry alternatingly cooling and heating heat exchange medium so that at least a major portion of the heat flow between the absorber material and the respective heat exchange medium takes place across the sides of each of the zones; and a single vapor region defined within and extending longitudinally within the housing, being chargeable with a coolant vapor, being alternatively connectable with a condensor and an evaporator, and communicating jointly with the absorber material along the remaining side or sides of each of the zones, which are open, so that the absorption and desorption of a given portion of coolant vapor takes place along the same side and through the same absorber material, the single vapor region thereby alternatingly serving as an absorber vapor region and a desorber vapor region, wherein the absorber material, heat exchange means, and single vapor region are longitudinally coextensive, so that the capacity of the apparatus may be increased by longitudinal and transverse extension thereof.

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