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CFD simulation to investigate heat and mass transfer processes in a membrane-based absorber for water-LiSr absorption cooling systems

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    Identifier: imarina:5129797
  • Authors:

    Asfand, Faisal
    Stiriba, Youssef
    Bourouis, Mahmoud
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Asfand, Faisal; Stiriba, Youssef; Bourouis, Mahmoud
    Department: Enginyeria Mecànica
    URV's Author/s: Bourouis Chebata, Mahmoud / Stiriba, Youssef
    Keywords: Water-lithium bromide Plate-and-frame membrane absorber Membrane contactors Heat and mass transfer Cfd simulation Absorption cooling systems
    Abstract: Absorption cooling systems employing membrane based components provide an interesting opportunity to use the technology for small scale applications. Steady-state heat and mass transfer analyses of a water-lithium bromide membrane based absorber are performed. CFD (computational fluid dynamics) tool ANSYS/FLUENT 14.0 is used to perform the simulation and investigate the behaviour of the heat and mass transfer mechanisms at local levels in the channels. Results show that the solution film thickness is an important parameter which significantly affects the mass transfer mechanism. It was observed that the absorption rate increased by a factor of 3 when the solution channel thickness was reduced from 2 mm to 0.5 mm. In addition, the absorption rate was increased by a factor of 2.5 when the solution inlet flow velocity was increased from 0.00118 m/s to 0.00472 m/s. The solution film thickness and velocity can be independently controlled in plate-and-frame membrane based absorbers. Therefore to design a compact and efficient plate-and-frame membrane absorber with water as a refrigerant, an optimum value of 0.5 mm for the solution channel thickness is suggested and a solution inlet velocity of about 0.005 m/s is recommended to achieve high absorption rates with acceptable pressure drop along the solution channel.
    Thematic Areas: Thermodynamics Renewable energy, sustainability and the environment Química Pollution Modeling and simulation Medicina iii Medicina ii Mechanical engineering Materiais Management, monitoring, policy and law Interdisciplinar Industrial and manufacturing engineering Geografía Geociências General energy Fuel technology Engineering, chemical Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Energy engineering and power technology Energy (miscellaneous) Energy (all) Energy & fuels Electrical and electronic engineering Economia Civil and structural engineering Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Building and construction Biotecnología Biodiversidade Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: youssef.stiriba@urv.cat mahmoud.bourouis@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-0272-7807 0000-0003-2476-5967
    Record's date: 2024-09-07
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544215010889
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Energy. 91 517-530
    APA: Asfand, Faisal; Stiriba, Youssef; Bourouis, Mahmoud (2015). CFD simulation to investigate heat and mass transfer processes in a membrane-based absorber for water-LiSr absorption cooling systems. Energy, 91(), 517-530. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.08.018
    Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.08.018
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2015
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
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    Building and Construction,Civil and Structural Engineering,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Energy & Fuels,Energy (Miscellaneous),Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Engineering, Chemical,Fuel Technology,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Mechanical Engineering,Modeling and Simulation,P
    Water-lithium bromide
    Plate-and-frame membrane absorber
    Membrane contactors
    Heat and mass transfer
    Cfd simulation
    Absorption cooling systems
    Thermodynamics
    Renewable energy, sustainability and the environment
    Química
    Pollution
    Modeling and simulation
    Medicina iii
    Medicina ii
    Mechanical engineering
    Materiais
    Management, monitoring, policy and law
    Interdisciplinar
    Industrial and manufacturing engineering
    Geografía
    Geociências
    General energy
    Fuel technology
    Engineering, chemical
    Engenharias iv
    Engenharias iii
    Engenharias ii
    Engenharias i
    Energy engineering and power technology
    Energy (miscellaneous)
    Energy (all)
    Energy & fuels
    Electrical and electronic engineering
    Economia
    Civil and structural engineering
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Ciência de alimentos
    Ciência da computação
    Building and construction
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
    Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
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