Entropy Analysis of Temperature Swing Adsorption for CO2 Capture Using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Method
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Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy (Tianjin University), Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin 300350, China
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International Cooperation Research Centre of Carbon Capture in Ultra-Low Energy-Consumption, Tianjin 300350, China
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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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Entropy 2019, 21(3), 285; https://doi.org/10.3390/e21030285
Received: 21 February 2019
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Revised: 7 March 2019
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Accepted: 12 March 2019
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Published: 15 March 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Thermodynamic Optimization)
Carbon capture by adsorption is supposed to be an effective method to reduce CO2 emissions, among which Temperature Swing Adsorption (TSA) can utilize low-grade thermal energy even from renewable energy source. At present, TSA technology still has several challenges to be practical application, such as intensive energy-consumption and low energy-efficiency. Thermodynamics could be a powerful method to explore the energy conversion mechanism of TSA, among which entropy analysis could further provide a clear picture on the irreversible loss, even with a possible strategy of energy-efficient improvement. Based on the theory of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, the entropy analysis of TSA cycle is conducted, using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method. The physical model and conservation equations are established and calculation methods for entropy generation are presented as well. The entropy generation of each process in cycle is analyzed, and the influence from the main parameters of desorption process is presented with optimization analysis. Finally, the performance of the cycle with regeneration is compared with that of the cycle without regeneration, and the method of reducing the entropy generation is obtained as well. This paper provides possible directions of performance improvement of TSA cycle with regards on energy utilization efficiency and the reduction of irreversible loss.
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Keywords:
carbon capture; temperature swing adsorption; CFD; entropy generation; heat regeneration; non-equilibrium thermodynamic
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Guo, Z.; Deng, S.; Li, S.; Lian, Y.; Zhao, L.; Yuan, X. Entropy Analysis of Temperature Swing Adsorption for CO2 Capture Using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Method. Entropy 2019, 21, 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/e21030285
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Guo Z, Deng S, Li S, Lian Y, Zhao L, Yuan X. Entropy Analysis of Temperature Swing Adsorption for CO2 Capture Using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Method. Entropy. 2019; 21(3):285. https://doi.org/10.3390/e21030285
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Zhihao, Shuai Deng, Shuangjun Li, Yahui Lian, Li Zhao, and Xiangzhou Yuan. 2019. "Entropy Analysis of Temperature Swing Adsorption for CO2 Capture Using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Method" Entropy 21, no. 3: 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/e21030285
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