Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Research

Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Research

Experimental Investigation of the Hybrid Nanoparticles into the LiCl Liquid Desiccant as Nanofluid on the Efficiency of Absorption Dehumidification System

Document Type : Full Length Research Article

Author
Seyed Amir Hossein Zamzamian
Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Imam Khomeini Blv., Meshkindasht, Karaj, P.O.Box 31787-316, Iran
10.22075/jhmtr.2024.30539.1440
Abstract
In this study, to increase the heat and mass transfer coefficients in the system, a combination of liquid desiccant such as lithium chloride (LiCl) and hybrid nanoparticles of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT-MW) Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) and silicon oxide (SiO2) has been used. Poly-Vinyl Pyrrolidone (PVP) surface activator or surfactant has been used for complete stability of hybrid nanoparticles in lithium chloride (LiCl) desiccant solution and liquid water. By the experimental data, heat and mass transfer coefficients in the system have been determined in a relational way for different combinations of nanoparticles and adsorbents. The effect of important parameters such as air flow intensity and desiccant liquid, air temperature and humidity, temperature and composition of incoming desiccant liquid nanofluid on the efficiency of the system has been studied. And from there the exergy analysis of the system has been done. In this way, the best operating conditions for the better performance of the system containing liquid desiccant nanofluid have been determined. The results of this research have clearly shown that, changes in the air humidity and temperature have been increased by adding the hybrid nanoparticles to LiCl/H2O liquid desiccant.  In this regard, the mass transfer rate has been improved from 3.41% to 28.3% and the heat transfer rate has been improved from 4.18% to 29.11%. So, the average improvement has been 23.23% and 22.22%, respectively. Adding hybrid nanoparticles to LiCl/H2O liquid desiccant has increased the mass transfer coefficient from 17.42% to 29.26% and the heat transfer coefficient from 19.83% to 33.55%. Therefore, according to these results, the average value of improvement in mass and heat transfer coefficients has been about 22.73% and 26.51%, respectively.
Keywords
Nano liquid desiccant
Nanofluid
Absorption
Dehumidification
Heat transfer
Subjects
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  • Receive Date 02 May 2023
  • Revise Date 30 December 2023
  • Accept Date 23 January 2024