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Experimental Study of Three-Bed Adsorption Chiller with Desalination Function
Karol Sztekler, Wojciech Kalawa, Wojciech Nowak, Lukasz Mika, Slawomir Gradziel, Jaroslaw Krzywanski, Ewelina Radomska
April 4, 2023
Energy efficiency is one of the most important topics nowadays. It is strictly related to energy demand, energy policy, environmental pollution, and economic issues. Energy efficiency can be increased and operating costs reduced by using waste heat from other processes. One of the possibilities is to use sorption chillers to produce chilled water and desalinated water. Low-temperature waste heat is not easy to utilize because of the low energy potential. Using adsorption chillers in low-temperature conditions allows utilizing waste heat and producing useful products in many regions of the world. The paper presents the results of an experimental study carried out on a three-bed adsorption chiller with desalination function, using silica gel and water as a working pair. The laboratory test stand included one evaporator, one condenser, and three separate tanks for water, desalinated water, and brine, respectively. The test stands scheme and description were presented. All results were obtained during several test hours with stable temperature conditions in the range of 57−85 °C for the heating water. It is found that the Coefficient of Performance (COP) increased from 0.20 to 0.58 when the heating water temperature increased from 57 to 85 °C. A similar finding is reported for Specific Cooling Power (SCP), which increased from 27 to 160 W/kg as the heating water temperature increased from 57 to 85 °C. It can be concluded that the heating water temperature strongly impacts the performance of the adsorption chiller.
Keywords
adsorption chiller, coefficient of performance, desalination, Energy Efficiency, low-temperature heat, silica gel, specific cooling power, waste heat recovery
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Sztekler K, Kalawa W, Nowak W, Mika L, Gradziel S, Krzywanski J, Radomska E. Experimental Study of Three-Bed Adsorption Chiller with Desalination Function. (2023). LAPSE:2023.27460
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Sztekler K: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 St., 30-059 Krakow, Poland [ORCID]
Kalawa W: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 St., 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Nowak W: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 St., 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Mika L: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 St., 30-059 Krakow, Poland [ORCID]
Gradziel S: Department of Energy, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Cracow University of Technology, Jana Pawla II 37 St., 31-864 Cracow, Poland
Krzywanski J: Faculty of Science and Technology, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, A. Krajowej 13/15, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland [ORCID]
Radomska E: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 St., 30-059 Krakow, Poland [ORCID]
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Energies
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13
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21
Article Number
E5827
Year
2020
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2020-11-08
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1996-1073
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