TY - JOUR
T1 - Operational strategy of adsorption desalination systems
AU - Thu, Kyaw
AU - Ng, Kim Choon
AU - Saha, Bidyut B.
AU - Chakraborty, Anutosh
AU - Koyama, Shigeru
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): WBS R265-000-286-597
Acknowledgements: The authors wish to thank King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) for the generous financial support through the project (WBS R265-000-286-597). The authors would like to thank NUS final year students Mr. K. Maqsood and Ms. A.A.M. Tan for their help in experimental investigations, and also to Dr. H. Yanagi for the valuable advice on the operation of the AD plant.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - This paper presents the performances of an adsorption desalination (AD) system in two-bed and four-bed operational modes. The tested results are calculated in terms of key performance parameters namely, (i) specific daily water production (SDWP), (ii) cycle time, and (iii) performance ratio (PR) for various heat source temperatures, mass flow rates, cycle times along with a fixed heat sink temperature. The optimum input parameters such as driving heat source and cycle time of the AD cycle are also evaluated. It is found from the present experimental data that the maximum potable water production per tonne of adsorbent (silica gel) per day is about 10 m3 whilst the corresponding performance ratio is 0.61, and a longer cycle time is required to achieve maximum water production at lower heat source temperatures. This paper also provides a useful guideline for the operational strategy of the AD cycle. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - This paper presents the performances of an adsorption desalination (AD) system in two-bed and four-bed operational modes. The tested results are calculated in terms of key performance parameters namely, (i) specific daily water production (SDWP), (ii) cycle time, and (iii) performance ratio (PR) for various heat source temperatures, mass flow rates, cycle times along with a fixed heat sink temperature. The optimum input parameters such as driving heat source and cycle time of the AD cycle are also evaluated. It is found from the present experimental data that the maximum potable water production per tonne of adsorbent (silica gel) per day is about 10 m3 whilst the corresponding performance ratio is 0.61, and a longer cycle time is required to achieve maximum water production at lower heat source temperatures. This paper also provides a useful guideline for the operational strategy of the AD cycle. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/599078
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0017931008005905
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=59049101677&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.10.012
DO - 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.10.012
M3 - Article
SN - 0017-9310
VL - 52
SP - 1811
EP - 1816
JO - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
JF - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
IS - 7-8
ER -