Dr. S. S. KapdiKripali D. Dave2021-06-092021-06-092019https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810169782India is the second largest country producing variety of fruits and vegetables but the deterioration of the quality of fruits and vegetables takes place immediately after harvest due to lack of farm storage structures. Storage of fruits and vegetables after storage is the most pressing problems in the tropical countries like India. Hence, refrigeration is used to store the perishables at low safe storage conditions. Commonly two types of refrigeration systems are used namely: vapour compression refrigeration system and vapour absorption refrigeration system. In the case of vapour compression refrigeration systems mechanical energy is used to drive the system but the vapour absorption refrigeration systems use heat energy instead of mechanical energy. Thus this system can be used where the electric power is not available. But these refrigeration processes demands higher requirement of electricity which is the most critical problem in rural areas now a days. Hence, the problem of power generation can be addressed by switching to renewable rather than by using the conventional electricity. To improve the system performance, some studies have investigated the characteristics of the system by using a simulation method where the modeling of solar absorption refrigeration system can be developed by using physical-based model through fundamental laws of energy-mass balance, heat transfer, and flow balance.EnglishThesis