Abstract
The present paper has dealt with the one-sidewall cooling effect of spherical adsorbent particles packed in a rectangular bed on water vapor adsorption characteristics by a 2-dimensional numerical analysis. The analysis model was considered that one-sidewall of a rectangular packed bed with the homogeneous spherical silica-gel particles was cooled and another walls were adiabatic. The moist air flowed into the rectangular packed bed with spherical adsorbent particles. The silica-gel B with high adsorption ability over high relative humidity was selected as a suitable adsorbent. Numerical results revealed the effects of moist air inlet humidity and airflow velocity, size of spherical silica-gel particles and width of the rectangular packed bed and the sidewall cooling temperature on the amount of water vapor adsorption.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2486-2493 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 687 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 2-dimensional numerical analysis
- Adsorption
- Spherical adsorbent
- Wall cooling effect
- Water vapor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering