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Coefficient de diffusion massique de déshydratants pour des applications de déshumidification : aérogels de silice et enrobages à base d'aérogels de silice sur des mousses métalliques.

Mass diffusion coefficient of desiccants for dehumidification applications: silica aerogels and silica aerogel coatings on metal foams.

Numéro : pap. 2432

Auteurs : NAWAZ K., SCHMIDT S. J., JACOBI A. M.

Résumé

Silica aerogels prepared by the sol-gel process are often used as solid desiccants in enthalpy wheels for dehumidifying ventilation air in air-conditioning systems. These hygroscopic materials have good moisture adsorption and desorption characteristics due to their porous structure. The current study is focused on the evaluation of the mass diffusivity of solid silica aerogels and silica aerogel coatings on substrates, which determines the rate at which a dehumidification process can be performed. The mass diffusivity of silica aerogels is affected by their porous structure which depends on the synthesis technique used to prepare the silica aerogels. The sol-gel process is used to prepared silica aerogels using various basic (ammonium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide) and acidic (hydrofluoric acid, steric acid, hydrogen peroxide) catalysts with the same precipitator (tetra methyl orthosilicate-TMOS) and solvent (methanol). Scanning electron microscopy is used to analyze the microstructure of supercritically dried aerogels. The dynamic vapor sorption method is used to determine the effective mass diffusivity for the different silica aerogels. It is found that the mass diffusivity is related to the microstructure of silica aerogels, which depends on the catalysts used in the sol-gel process; however, the value for mass diffusivities for solid desiccants and desiccant coatings are similar. In addition, a parametric study is conducted to determine the effect of relative humidity and temperature on the adsorption and desorption mass diffusivity.

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Pages : 10 p.

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    20 €

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    15 €

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Détails

  • Titre original : Mass diffusion coefficient of desiccants for dehumidification applications: silica aerogels and silica aerogel coatings on metal foams.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 30013317
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Source : 2014 Purdue Conferences. 15th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
  • Date d'édition : 14/07/2014

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