Optimization of a Cooling Storage Room Coupled with an Absorption Solar Cooling System for Fish and Onions Preservation

Awa Mar; Serigne Thiao; Mah Diara; Diouma Kobor; Issakha Youm

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Optimization of a Cooling Storage Room Coupled with an Absorption Solar Cooling System for Fish and Onions Preservation

Awa Mar^*

, Serigne Thiao

, Mah Diara

, Diouma Kobor

, Issakha Youm

Published in International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy (Volume 14, Issue 4)

Received: 18 September 2025 Accepted: 4 October 2025 Published: 30 October 2025

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The integration of solar cooling system into the food preservation system is an important step towards energy sustainability. Study aims are to design a cooling system combining solar thermal energy, an absorption cooling system and cooling rooms. The cooling rooms studied are containers intended to preserve fish and onions with storage capacities of 1000 kg and 2000 kg respectively. A modeling of the different subsystems was done and the energy balances established. The model simulation is done with Engineering Equation Solver (EES). The results obtained show that for solar thermal collector efficiency between 0.6 and 0.7, the area of the solar thermal field can be optimized to 45 m² and 70 m² respectively for the preservation of onions and fish. Similarly, for solar irradiation between 5 KWh/m² and 6 KWh/m², the area of the solar thermal field decreases from 100 m² to 40 m² and from 160 m² to 60 m² respectively for the cold room intended to preserve onions and fish. For thermal loads greater than 50 KWh and 80 KWh respectively for onions and fish, the area of the solar field increases linearly with the increase in thermal loads.

Published in	International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy (Volume 14, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsge.20251404.12
Page(s)	250-260
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Cooling System, Cooling Rooms, Fish, Onions, Solar Thermal Collector, Thermal Loads

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Mar, A.; Thiao, S.; Diara, M.; Kobor, D.; Youm, I. Optimization of a Cooling Storage Room Coupled with an Absorption Solar Cooling System for Fish and Onions Preservation. Int. J. Sustain. Green Energy 2025, 14(4), 250-260. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsge.20251404.12

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Mar A, Thiao S, Diara M, Kobor D, Youm I. Optimization of a Cooling Storage Room Coupled with an Absorption Solar Cooling System for Fish and Onions Preservation. Int J Sustain Green Energy. 2025;14(4):250-260. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsge.20251404.12

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Awa Mar

Higher School of Engineering Sciences and Techniques, Amadou Moktar MBOW University, Dakar, Senegal

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Serigne Thiao

Department of Physics, Assane Seck Universty, Ziguinchor, Senegal

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Mah Diara

Department of Physics, Assane Seck Universty, Ziguinchor, Senegal

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Diouma Kobor

Department of Physics, Assane Seck Universty, Ziguinchor, Senegal

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Issakha Youm

Department of Physics, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal

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Mar, A.; Thiao, S.; Diara, M.; Kobor, D.; Youm, I. Optimization of a Cooling Storage Room Coupled with an Absorption Solar Cooling System for Fish and Onions Preservation. Int. J. Sustain. Green Energy 2025, 14(4), 250-260. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsge.20251404.12

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Mar A, Thiao S, Diara M, Kobor D, Youm I. Optimization of a Cooling Storage Room Coupled with an Absorption Solar Cooling System for Fish and Onions Preservation. Int J Sustain Green Energy. 2025;14(4):250-260. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsge.20251404.12

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AU  - Serigne Thiao
AU  - Mah Diara
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