Preliminary communication

https://doi.org/10.31803/tg-20180123123455

Energy and Exergy Analysis of LiBr-aq and LiCl-aq Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification System

Barış Kavasoğullari orcid.org/0000-0002-6086-8923 ; Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Karacaoğlan Yerleşkesi Fakıuşağı Mah. 80000 Merkez/Osmaniye, Turkey
Ertuğrul Cihan ; Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Karacaoğlan Yerleşkesi Fakıuşağı Mah. 80000 Merkez/Osmaniye, Turkey
Hasan Demir orcid.org/0000-0002-9278-9648 ; Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Chemical Engineering Department, Karacaoğlan Yerleşkesi Fakıuşağı Mah. 80000 Merkez/Osmaniye, Turkey

Abstract

In this study, energy and exergy analysis of experimental results obtained from a dehumidification system using LiBr-aq (lithium bromide-water) and LiCl-aq (lithium chloride-water) as desiccant was made. In dehumidifier and regenerator columns polycarbonate sheets, which have not been used before, were used as packing material to increase contact area in purposed liquid desiccant dehumidification system. In the analysis, variation of electrical coefficient of performance and exergy efficiency with airflow rate for different solution mass flow rates were investigated. Because of investigation, maximum values of electrical coefficient of performance and exergy efficiency were calculated approximately as 2.8 and 18%, respectively.

Keywords

energy; exergy; liquid desiccant; liquid desiccant dehumidification; polycarbonate packing

Hrčak ID:

235961

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/235961

Publication date:

20.3.2020.

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