Silica Gel plus Water Adsorber Chiller and Desalination System: A Transient Heat Transfer Study

Mitra, Sourav and Srinivasan, Kandadai and Kumar, Pramod and Dutta, Pradip (2016) Silica Gel plus Water Adsorber Chiller and Desalination System: A Transient Heat Transfer Study. In: JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS, 8 (2).

PDF Jou_The_Sci_Eng_App_8-2_021014_2016.pdf - Published Version Restricted to Registered users only Download (1MB) | Request a copy

Abstract

The present work describes a silica gel + water adsorption-based desalination and chiller system, an emerging low cost process of integrating thermal desalination and cooling by utilizing low-grade heat. The cycle employs a combination of flash evaporation and thermal compression of steam in single/two stage to generate the dual effect. The current study aims at simulating a four-bed/stage adsorption system using energy and mass balance along with kinetics of adsorption. The performance of single-and two-stage adsorption systems is compared for ambient temperatures in the range of 25-45 degrees C and a constant heat source temperature of 85 degrees C.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
Publisher:	ASME
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ASME, TWO PARK AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10016-5990 USA
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	10 Jun 2016 06:00
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2016 06:00
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/53868

Actions (login required)

View Item