Fixed Bed Regenerators for HVAC Applications †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental and Theoretical Methods
2.1. Experimental Facility
2.2. Numerical Model
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Air channel | Aluminum sheet | ||||||
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Length (cm) | Width (mm) | Height (cm) | Hydraulic diameter (mm) | Thickness (mm) | Density (kg/m3) | Thermal Conductivity (W/m•K) | Specific heat capacity (J/kg•K) |
20 | 8 | 4 | 7.6 | 0.62 | 2730 | 162 | 903 |
Test | Volumetric flowrate (L/min) | Hot inlet temperature (°C)/relative humidity (%) | Cold inlet temperature (°C)/relative humidity (%) | Face velocity (m/s) | Re | NTUo | Cr* |
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1 | 230 | 41.0/7 | 24.3/12 | 0.7 | 398 | 1.65 | 1.40 |
2 | 530 | 41.4/4 | 24.3/13 | 1.6 | 918 | 0.77 | 0.61 |
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Ramin, H.; Krishnan, E.; Simonson, C.J. Fixed Bed Regenerators for HVAC Applications. Proceedings 2019, 23, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019023004
Ramin H, Krishnan E, Simonson CJ. Fixed Bed Regenerators for HVAC Applications. Proceedings. 2019; 23(1):4. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019023004
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamin, Hadi, Easwaran Krishnan, and Carey J. Simonson. 2019. "Fixed Bed Regenerators for HVAC Applications" Proceedings 23, no. 1: 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019023004