Adsorption study of silica gel particle for improvement in design of adsorption beds used in solar driven cooling units

Sanyal, A and Basu, S and Kumar, P (2014) Adsorption study of silica gel particle for improvement in design of adsorption beds used in solar driven cooling units. In: International Conference of the SolarPACES, SEP 17-20, 2013, Las Vegas, NE, pp. 656-665.

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Abstract

Simulations using Ansys Fluent 6.3.26 have been performed to look into the adsorption characteristics of a single silica gel particle exposed to saturated humid air streams at Re=108 & 216 and temperature of 300K. The adsorption of the particle has been modeled as a source term in the species and the energy equations using a Linear Driving Force (LDF) equation. The interdependence of the thermal and the water vapor concentration field has been analysed. This work is intended to aid in understanding the adsorption effects in silica gel beds and in their efficient design. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Series.:	Energy Procedia
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	10 Oct 2014 09:14
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2014 09:14
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/49996

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