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Modelling and analysis of ammonia sorption reactions in halide salts.

Author(s) : HINMERS S., ATKINSON G. H., CRITOPH R. E., VAN DER PAL M.

Type of article: IJR article

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This work has focussed on the development of an accurate method for testing and modelling the reaction kinetics involved in ammonia-salt adsorption reactions, something not achieved consistently to date. A Large Temperature Jump (LTJ) test cell has been developed for testing ammonia-salt reactions in real machine conditions. A Large Temperature Jump (LTJ) test cell has been developed for testing ammonia-salt reactions in real machine conditions. This was used to validate a new approach to modelling the behaviour and simulate the performance of chemisorption machines. A derivation of the heat transfer and thermodynamic equations are presented, and a finite difference model described which has been validated for the adsorption and desorption reactions of ammonia into halide salts within a porous matrix. The model is implemented in a MATLAB® program. Large Temperature Jump (LTJ) tests have been conducted on manganese chloride and barium chloride to validate the model and to identify the physical parameters which characterise the dynamic performance of the sorbent. The manganese chloride and barium chloride were impregnated in expanded natural graphite (ENG) (SGL SIGRATHERM®) board. The ENG board gave rise to practicable samples (31.5 mm OD ø over ½” tube) undergoing a desorption reaction in under 250 seconds with the fluid temperature 15°C above the equilibrium temperature, an order of magnitude faster than observed elsewhere. A new test method has been developed enabling an accurate single heat of reaction to be identified due to reduced hysteresis, which is reported for barium and manganese chloride. The model has been validated using experimental data from LTJ tests of two geometric configurations in radial heat transfer: discs heated/cooled from the outside radius (‘tube-side’) and annuli heated from the inner radius (‘shell-side’). The empirical data obtained is a milestone towards designed and optimised salt generators.

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  • Original title: Modelling and analysis of ammonia sorption reactions in halide salts.
  • Record ID : 30029539
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 137
  • Publication date: 2022/05
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2022.01.032
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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