Experimental study on the performance of a regeneration tower for various climatic conditions

A. Ertas; I. Kiris; E. E. Anderson; P. Gandhidasan

Experimental study on the performance of a regeneration tower for various climatic conditions

A. Ertas, I. Kiris, E. E. Anderson, P. Gandhidasan

Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

In recent years attempts have been made to use packed towers for regenerating weak liquid desiccants in desiccant cooling or drying processes. For regeneration of desiccants, a counterflow packed regeneration tower in conjunction with a humidifier has been designed and constructed. The tower was packed with plastic Intalox Snowflake packing material. Experimental measurements of the regeneration tower performance utilizing a new cost effective liquid desiccant mixture CELD (comprised of 50% of lithium chloride and 50% calcium chloride by weight) have been carried out. The average summer climatic conditions for Oklahoma (dry-bulb temperature of 90°F and relative humidity of 60%), Texas (dry-bulb temperature of 90°F and relative humidity of 70%), and Florida (dry-bulb temperature of 90°F and relative humidity of 80%) were simulated with air inlet condition to the tower. The effect of desiccant inlet temperature, inlet concentration, and flow rate on the regeneration tower performance has been investigated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Solar Engineering
Publisher	Publ by ASME
Pages	161-167
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	0791809536
State	Published - 1993
Event	ASME International Solar Energy Conference - Washington, DC, USA Duration: Apr 4 1993 → Apr 9 1993

Publication series

Name	Solar Engineering

Conference

Conference	ASME International Solar Energy Conference
City	Washington, DC, USA
Period	04/4/93 → 04/9/93

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