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Experimental investigation of the heat and mass transfer between air and liquid desiccant in a cross-flow regenerator

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  • Liu, X.H.
  • Jiang, Y.
  • Chang, X.M.
  • Yi, X.Q.

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The regenerator is one of the essential components in a liquid desiccant air-conditioning system, whose efficiency directly influences the system performance. A performance test-bed for a cross-flow regenerator was established in the present analysis. Celdek structured packings were used in the regenerator and LiBr aqueous solution was used as the liquid desiccant. Moisture removal rate and regenerator effectiveness are adopted to describe the mass transfer performance of the regenerator. Effects of air and desiccant inlet parameters on the regenerator performance are experimentally investigated, and performance comparisons between present cross-flow regenerator and other counter-flow configurations available in the literature are also carried out. The comparison results show that the impacts of air and desiccant inlet parameters show similar tendency with those of counter-flow regenerators. A dimensionless mass transfer correlation is proposed, which gives results in good agreement with the experimental findings.

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  • Liu, X.H. & Jiang, Y. & Chang, X.M. & Yi, X.Q., 2007. "Experimental investigation of the heat and mass transfer between air and liquid desiccant in a cross-flow regenerator," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 32(10), pages 1623-1636.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:32:y:2007:i:10:p:1623-1636
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.07.002
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