Numerical study of the influence of the atmospheric pressure on the heat and mass transfer rates of desiccant wheels

被引：20

作者：

Ruivo, C. R. ^{[1
]}

Costa, J. J. ^{[2
]}

Figueiredo, A. R. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Algarve, Inst Super Engn, Dept Engn Mecan, P-8005139 Faro, Portugal

[2] Univ Coimbra, ADAI, Dept Engn Mecan, P-3030788 Coimbra, Portugal

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER | 2011年 / 54卷 / 7-8期

关键词：

Adsorption; Desiccant wheel; Numerical modelling; Non-standard pressure; NONLINEAR ANALOGY METHOD; AIR DEHUMIDIFICATION; ROTARY REGENERATORS; HYGROSCOPIC WHEELS; ENTHALPY RECOVERY; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMS; ROTOR;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.12.008

中图分类号：

O414.1 [热力学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A study was conducted to investigate the influence of the atmospheric pressure, from 101,325 to 60,000 Pa (corresponding from 0 to 4217 m of altitude), on the heat and mass transfer rates of desiccant wheels (hygroscopic matrix of silica gel RD), assuming fixed-mass airflow rates and fixed inlet states for the process and regeneration airflows, defined by the respective inlet temperatures and water vapour contents. The results show a generic reduction of the heat and mass transfer rates as the atmospheric pressure decreases, an effect that is more pronounced for short channel wheels and high airflow rates. Correlations based on the numerical results are presented for the correction of the heat and mass transfer rates when the desiccant wheels are operating at non-standard atmospheric pressure. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. A study

引用

页码：1331 / 1339

页数：9

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