LAPSE:2023.29183
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LAPSE:2023.29183
Modeling and Dynamic Simulation of a Hybrid Liquid Desiccant System with Non-Adiabatic Falling-Film Air-Solution Contactors for Air Conditioning Applications in Buildings
April 13, 2023
This paper presents an experimentally validated, dynamic model of a hybrid liquid desiccant system. For this purpose, we developed new components for the air-solution contactors, which are of the non-adiabatic falling-film type with horizontal tubes (made of improved polypropylene) and the solution tanks. We also provide new experimental correlations for both the tube-solution heat transfer coefficient and the mass transfer coefficient on the airside as a function of the air velocity. To validate the model, the results obtained from the dynamic simulations were compared with those obtained by monitoring a demonstration unit installed in a sports center in Taipei (Taiwan). Once validated, the model was used to perform a sensitivity analysis at different operational conditions, such as the inlet water temperatures in the air-solution contactors and the LiCl mass fraction at which the system operates. The results of the sensitivity analysis were used to optimize the seasonal performance in terms of comfort and energy required by the system. Compared with a conventional air-handling unit that controls air temperature and humidity, the annual energy savings of the liquid desiccant systems are 17%.
Keywords
air conditioning, Dynamic Modelling, experimental validation, falling film air-solution contactor, hybrid liquid desiccant system, multi-objective optimization
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Prieto J, Atienza-Márquez A, Coronas A. Modeling and Dynamic Simulation of a Hybrid Liquid Desiccant System with Non-Adiabatic Falling-Film Air-Solution Contactors for Air Conditioning Applications in Buildings. (2023). LAPSE:2023.29183
Author Affiliations
Prieto J: CREVER, Mechanical Engineering Department, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain [ORCID]
Atienza-Márquez A: CREVER, Mechanical Engineering Department, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain [ORCID]
Coronas A: CREVER, Mechanical Engineering Department, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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2
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en14020505
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2021
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2021-01-19
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1996-1073
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