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Modeling of Isobaric Stages of Adsorption Cooling Cycle: Transient and Quasi-Stationary Regimes Full article

Journal Applied Thermal Engineering
ISSN: 1359-4311 , E-ISSN: 1873-5606
Output data Year: 2013, Volume: 51, Number: 1-2, Pages: 231-238 Pages count : 8 DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.08.069
Tags Adsorption dynamics, Adsorption heat transformers, Coupled heat and mass transfer, Heat transfer limitation, Quasi-stationary mode, Transient mode
Authors Okunev Boris N. 1 , Aristov Yuriy I. 2
Affiliations
1 Moscow State University, Vorobievi Gori, Moscow 119992, Russia
2 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia

Abstract: Isobaric water ad-/desorption on/from a spherical adsorbent grain of 1.5 mm in diameter, which is in thermal contact with a metal plate, is studied by numerical simulation based on a Fickian diffusion model. The plate is subjected to a fast temperature drop/jump (60 °C ↔ 70 °C) that initiates changing the adsorbed water uptake/release. Several model adsorption isobars (linear, exponential and stepwise) are used to describe the adsorbent–water equilibrium. We have investigated the formation of quasi-stationary ad-/desorption regimes which are established after a short transient period right after the temperature drop/jump. The instant rate of water ad-/desorption is found to be a linear function of the difference of the metal plate temperature and the current temperature of the grain. As a result, the water ad-/desorption is faster when this average temperature difference is larger. Under studied conditions, the vapor pore diffusivity affects the overall ad-/desorption dynamics, although the dynamics is more sensitive to variation of heat transfer parameters. For a monolayer configuration, the heat transfer from the plate to the grain is the main rate limiting process at most realistic situations. Intraparticle water diffusion is the main rate limiting factor at unfeasible values of the pore diffusivity (lower than 10−10–10−11 m2/s).
Cite: Okunev B.N. , Aristov Y.I.
Modeling of Isobaric Stages of Adsorption Cooling Cycle: Transient and Quasi-Stationary Regimes
Applied Thermal Engineering. 2013. V.51. N1-2. P.231-238. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.08.069 WOS Scopus РИНЦ OpenAlex
Dates:
Submitted: Apr 15, 2012
Accepted: Aug 31, 2012
Published online: Sep 10, 2012
Published print: Mar 1, 2013
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Web of science: WOS:000316036300025
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84867460807
Elibrary: 20415657
OpenAlex: W2057603003
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