Numerical modeling and performance analysis of a membrane-based air dehumidifier using ionic liquid desiccant

Liu, Xiaoli; Qu, Ming; Liu, Xiaobig; Wang, Lingshi; Warner, Joseph; Gao, Zhiming

doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115754

Numerical modeling and performance analysis of a membrane-based air dehumidifier using ionic liquid desiccant

Journal Article · Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Applied Thermal Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115754· OSTI ID:1787012

Liu, Xiaoli ^[1]; Qu, Ming ^[1]; Liu, Xiaobig ^[2]; Wang, Lingshi ^[2]; Warner, Joseph ^[2]; Gao, Zhiming ^[2]

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Membrane-based Liquid Desiccant Air Dehumidifier (MLDAD) has the potential to overcome the shortcomings of the conventional open-tower liquid desiccant air dehumidifier. The MLDAD uses membranes with high water vapor permeability to separate air stream from the liquid desiccant and thus eliminates carry-over and the resulting corrosion issues. Recently, the ionic liquid desiccant becomes a promising alternative to conventional liquid desiccant. The ionic liquid desiccant has a large potential of dehumidification, which is also non-corrosive to metals and non-crystallizable. A two-dimensional numerical heat and mass transfer model of the MLDAD using a recently identified ionic liquid desiccant, [EMIM]OAc, is presented here. This model can simulate the performance of the MLDAD with various designs, including different selections of liquid desiccant and membrane materials, dimensions of the MLDAD, and flow patterns. For porous membranes, this model accounts for several micro-scale mass transfer mechanisms of vapor transportation across the membrane. It can also model the mass transfer performance of dehumidifiers using non-porous membranes based on the experimentally measured membrane permeance. The numerical model was validated against the performance data available from literature and experimental tests. The maximum discrepancy of the latent effectiveness between the measured and the model-predicted results was about 6% when porous membranes were used. A parametric study was conducted with the numerical model. Finally, the results indicated that the membrane permeability, air path height, and solution to air mass ratio were the most critical parameters, determining the dehumidification performance of the MLDAD.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1787012

Journal Information:: Applied Thermal Engineering, Journal Name: Applied Thermal Engineering Vol. 181; ISSN 1359-4311

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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