An Industrial Approach for the Optimization of a New Performing Coated Adsorber for Adsorption Heat Pumps.

Author(s) : CALABRESE L., MITTELBACH W., BONACCORSI L., FRENI A.

Type of article: Periodical article

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In the present work, the optimization of a new coating formulation was investigated, taking attention to an industrially focused research approach used for the engineering design of the adsorber. The adsorbent was a composite zeolite or silica-gel based coating applied by using new flexible polymer matrices. The FC-80 formulation represents a good compromise between mechanical stability and absorption capacity. Using the developed coating process, a new compact HEX design was developed to reach the AHP target performance with easy and fast manufacturing. The specific cooling power of the coated heat exchanger was estimated to be about 500 W/kg of adsorbent. The new coated HEX was integrated in a new adsorption chiller and has been tested by a laboratory test-rig under realistic operating conditions. Results of preliminary testing demonstrated that the prototype provides a cooling capacity of around 10 kW with a COP of 0.54.

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  • Original title: An Industrial Approach for the Optimization of a New Performing Coated Adsorber for Adsorption Heat Pumps.
  • Record ID : 30030184
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: Energies - 15 - 14
  • Publishers: MDPI
  • Publication date: 2022/07
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15145118

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