Correlations for the mass transfer coefficient in desiccant matrices when using linear driving force and pseudo-gas-side-controlled models

Celestino R. Ruivo, António R. Figueiredo and José J. Costa

Energy, 2014, vol. 75, issue C, 613-623

Abstract: Following a previous research on the simplified simulation of desiccant matrices with the linear driving force and the pseudo-gas-side-controlled models, correlations for predicting the mass transfer coefficient values are investigated. The study is centred on the behaviour of an element of a cell of a compact desiccant matrix and the reference data are provided by the results of a detailed numerical model. The response of the solid desiccant to a step change in the airflow state is simulated, for both adsorption and desorption processes, until the desiccant achieves equilibrium with the airflow.

Keywords: Adsorption; Mass transfer coefficient; Linear driving force model; Pseudo-gas-side-controlled model; Correlations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.08.034

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