TY - JOUR
T1 - Semitheoretical Prediction of the Wetting Characteristics of Aqueous Ionic Liquid Solution on an Aluminum Finned-Tube Desiccant Contactor
AU - Giannetti, Niccolo
AU - Varela, Richard Jayson
AU - Ariyadi, Hifni Mukhtar
AU - Yamaguchi, Seiichi
AU - Saito, Kiyoshi
AU - Wang, Xin Ming
AU - Nakayama, Hiroshi
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - This study involves exploring a new design of an internally cooled/heated desiccant contactor by using a new ionic liquid (IL) solution as the sorptive solution. In order to optimize its operative performance, a semitheoretical model based on the principle of minimum energy is developed to predict the film rupture and wetting ability of the IL solution over a comprehensive range of IL mass fraction and flow rates. A first experimental validation of the fundamental equations of the theoretical model is presented and used as a reference to minimize deviations between predicted results and measured data by calibrating dedicated characteristic coefficients. The noteworthy quantitative and qualitative agreement in the whole range of IL mass fractions and flow rates is promising for contributing to the design of optimized system configurations and control strategies.
AB - This study involves exploring a new design of an internally cooled/heated desiccant contactor by using a new ionic liquid (IL) solution as the sorptive solution. In order to optimize its operative performance, a semitheoretical model based on the principle of minimum energy is developed to predict the film rupture and wetting ability of the IL solution over a comprehensive range of IL mass fraction and flow rates. A first experimental validation of the fundamental equations of the theoretical model is presented and used as a reference to minimize deviations between predicted results and measured data by calibrating dedicated characteristic coefficients. The noteworthy quantitative and qualitative agreement in the whole range of IL mass fractions and flow rates is promising for contributing to the design of optimized system configurations and control strategies.
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U2 - 10.1115/1.4040796
DO - 10.1115/1.4040796
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85051363970
VL - 140
JO - Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
JF - Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
SN - 0098-2202
IS - 12
M1 - 121109
ER -