The Heat Transfer in Plate Fin Heat Exchanger for Adsorption Energy Storage: Theoretical Estimation and Experimental Verification of the Methodology for Heat Accumulation Process
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Consideration
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Adsorbent Synthesis
3.2. Heat Transfer Coefficient Measurements
3.3. AHex Testing
4. Results
4.1. Heat Transfer Coefficients Measurements
4.2. Global Heat Transfer Coefficient Measurements
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
AHex | heat exchanger |
FFT | finned flat tube |
HTF | heat transfer fluid |
LTJ | Large Temperature Jump |
Nomenclature | |
A | area, m2 |
Cp | heat capacity, J/(gK) |
E | efficiency of the fin |
F | adsorption potential, J/(molK) |
f | flow rate, L/h |
G | heat, J |
H | height, m |
h | heat transfer coefficient, W/(m2K) |
K | finning coefficient |
M | desorption power, W |
m | mass, g |
Nu | Nusselt number |
P | pressure, bar |
Q | thermal effect of desorption, J/g |
R | universal gas constant, 8.31 J/(molK) |
S | sorbent–metal surface area, m2 |
T | temperature, K, °C |
t | time, s |
U | overall heat transfer coefficient, W/(m2K) |
UA | global heat transfer coefficient, W/K |
V | volume, dm3 |
W | specific power, W/g |
w | uptake, g/g |
Subscripts/superscripts | |
ad | adsorption |
blank | blank |
con | condenser, condensation |
ch | channel |
des | desorption |
ev | evaporator, evaporation |
f | fin |
inlet | inlet |
kinetic | kinetic |
max | maximum |
outlet | outlet |
reg | regeneration |
V | volumetric |
w | water |
wall | wall |
* | equilibrium |
Greek symbols | |
δ | thickness |
Δ | difference, distance |
λ | thermal conductivity, W/(mK) |
τ | characteristic time, s |
μ | molar weight, g/mol |
ρ | density, g/cm3 |
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№ | δwall, µm | H’ch, mm | Hf, mm | Δf, mm | δf, µm |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 487 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 87 |
2 | 357 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 88 |
3 | 504 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 75 |
4 | 418 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 52 |
5 | 417 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 48 |
6 | 932 | 2.1 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 103 |
7 | 546 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 63 |
8 | 520 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 78 |
AHex | Mmax, W | τ0.9, s | Gdes, kJ | UAtheor, W/K | UAexp, W/K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 310 | 227 | 31 ± 3 | 8.1 | 9 ± 1 |
3 | 470 | 120 | 30 ± 3 | 14.9 | 14 ± 1 |
5 | 960 | 60 | 32 ± 3 | 26.5 | 28 ± 2 |
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Grekova, A.; Strelova, S.; Lysikov, A.; Tokarev, M. The Heat Transfer in Plate Fin Heat Exchanger for Adsorption Energy Storage: Theoretical Estimation and Experimental Verification of the Methodology for Heat Accumulation Process. Fluids 2023, 8, 228. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/fluids8080228
Grekova A, Strelova S, Lysikov A, Tokarev M. The Heat Transfer in Plate Fin Heat Exchanger for Adsorption Energy Storage: Theoretical Estimation and Experimental Verification of the Methodology for Heat Accumulation Process. Fluids. 2023; 8(8):228. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/fluids8080228
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrekova, Alexandra, Svetlana Strelova, Anton Lysikov, and Mikhail Tokarev. 2023. "The Heat Transfer in Plate Fin Heat Exchanger for Adsorption Energy Storage: Theoretical Estimation and Experimental Verification of the Methodology for Heat Accumulation Process" Fluids 8, no. 8: 228. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/fluids8080228