The effect of inlet parameters on the performance of packed tower-regenerator

G.I. Sultan, Ahmed M. Hamed and A.A. Sultan

Renewable Energy, 2002, vol. 26, issue 2, 271-283

Abstract: An investigation on the operation of packed tower for the regeneration of liquid desiccant is presented. A theoretical model demonstrating the effect of the system parameters is described. The experimental results are plotted to illustrate the effect of air and liquid parameters on the output variables. The regeneration process is shown to be highly dependent on the air inlet conditions, namely, temperature, humidity and flow rate. Also, the effects of the liquid temperature, concentration and flow rate is discussed. Data obtained were correlated to estimate the rate of water evaporation (regeneration rate) from values of variables that influence the rate of mass transfer in the column.

Keywords: Packed tower; Desiccant; Regeneration; Absorption; Calcium chloride (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(01)00113-6

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