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Water as an Adsorptive for Adsorption Cycles Operating at a Temperature below 0 °C Full article

Journal Energy
ISSN: 0360-5442 , E-ISSN: 1873-6785
Output data Year: 2020, Volume: 211, Article number : 119037, Pages count : 13 DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.119037
Tags Adsorption dynamics; Adsorptive heat transformation; Ambient below 0 °C; Eutectic aqueous solution; Water vapour
Authors Girnik I.S. 1 , Aristov Yu.I. 1
Affiliations
1 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Lavrentiev Ave., 5, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

Funding (2)

1 Russian Science Foundation 16-19-10259
2 Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations 0303-2016-0013

Abstract: From the thermodynamic point of view, water is the best working fluid for adsorptive heat conversion (AHC) cycles. Here we propose to use an aqueous salt solution instead of pure water for preventing its freezing in the evaporator/condenser at a temperature below 0 °C. The thermodynamic aspects of this approach are comprehensively investigated. The comparison with methanol and ammonia is made when possible. The effect of salt solution on the cycle boundary pressures and useful heat is studied for common (cooling and heat storage) and innovative (“Heat from Cold”, HeCol) AHC cycles. The experimental study on water sorption dynamics under the reduced vapour pressure over eutectic solutions of NaCl and CaCl2 shows a significant slowing of desorption (for the HeCol cycle) and adsorption (for the heat storage cycle) at long times. However, the specific power at a 70% conversion (0.3–0.6 kW/g) still remains promising for practical applications. The proposed substitution of pure water in the condenser/evaporator with an aqueous salt solution is proved to be very profitable from the thermodynamic point of view and quite acceptable from the dynamic one. This could allow the temperature range of water application to be expanded for AHC cycles working at a temperature below 0 °C. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Cite: Girnik I.S. , Aristov Y.I.
Water as an Adsorptive for Adsorption Cycles Operating at a Temperature below 0 °C
Energy. 2020. V.211. 119037 :1-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.119037 WOS Scopus РИНЦ AN OpenAlex
Dates:
Submitted: May 14, 2020
Accepted: Oct 2, 2020
Published online: Oct 9, 2020
Published print: Nov 15, 2020
Identifiers:
Web of science: WOS:000591604700003
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85089546861
Elibrary: 45363209
Chemical Abstracts: 2020:2146671
OpenAlex: W3091910338
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