Modeling and Simulation of a Two-Stage Air-Cooled Adsorption Chiller with Heat Recovery Part II: Parametric Study

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Dear Authors,

The layout of the manuscript  is logical and clear. The chapters are complete, the physical and mathematical models are presented in a complete and understandable way, the results of simulations presented in the graphs are clear. The only weak point is Conclusions, which should be expanded for a more in-depth analysis.

Best regards

Author Response

Dear Sir

Thanks for your remarks comments

 

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Reviewer 2 Report

General structure of paper is fine and it is well written. Paper is of current interest and falls in the scope of journal, however, there are following suggestions without addressing them paper should not be accepted for publication:+-

 

• Please provide validation with previously published papers.
• Provide a better version of Figures. Authors may use TIFF images.

 

• Nomenclature should be thoroughly rechecked; units should be given in brackets.

Also, please provide equations of dimensionless parameters in nomenclature,

please incorporate it in the revised version as per journal guidelines.

 

• Literature review needs to be updated, there are many studies published recently on this subject especially in current years in reputed journals on the same subject,

 

• "The density, specific heat, and thermal conductivity of the Mass of Activated Carbon should be given as a table."
• Rewrite the Conclusions and abstract to become attractive

Author Response

Dear Sir

Thanks for your remarks comments

 

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Reviewer 3 Report

It is believed that the article deals with a very interesting and important topic, however it is necessary extend the bibliography as it is very reduced.  In this regard, It is suggested to the authors to insert some reference to these issues, for example to solar systems that integrated in buildings can supply thermal energy to absorption machines, or other solar system. For example: "Potential for Building Façade-Integrated Solar Thermal Collectors in a Highly Urbanized Context", https://doi.org/10.3390/en13215801

Final comment

It is believed that the article concerns a very interesting and important topic. Therefore it has a positive opinion to its publication by making an increase in the Bibliography

Author Response

Dear Sir

Thanks for your remarks comments

 

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Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

 The authors are using MATLAB to modeling and simulation of this work, In order to be confident in these results, the authors must be provide validation with previously published results.
I have already requested this before and it has not yet been submitted

Author Response

Dear Dr

I have only validation with experimental work done by the manufacturer Millineum Industries that is not published yet. anyhow I am attaching the 1st part paper submitted to Applied Science in parallel  to this submission under review.

The validation are shown in figures 5 and 7

Regards

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