This study presents a numerical investigation of the heat and mass transfer kinetics of a fin-tube type adsorption bed using a two-dimensional numerical model with silica-gel/water as the adsorbent and refrigerant pair. The performance is strongly affected by the heat and mass transfer in the adsorption bed, but the details of the mass transfer kinetics remain unclear. The validity of intra-particle models used to simulate mass transfer kinetics such as the equilibrium, LDF, and solid-diffusion models are examined, and the valid ranges of the diffusion ratio for each model are proposed. An intra-particle diffusion model should be carefully implemented; otherwise, seriously distorted results may be produced, i.e., over-estimation for the equilibrium model and under estimation for the LDF model.