Modeling and experimental validation of direct contact crossflow packed beds condenser used in HDH desalination systems

Tan, Xu; Saha, Parnab; Klausner, James; Abbasi, Bahman; Benard, Andre

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2022.116297

Modeling and experimental validation of direct contact crossflow packed beds condenser used in HDH desalination systems

Journal Article · Thu Dec 15 23:00:00 EST 2022 · Desalination

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.116297· OSTI ID:2422275

Tan, Xu ^[1]; Saha, Parnab ^[2]; Klausner, James ^[2]; Abbasi, Bahman ^[3]; Benard, Andre ^[2]

Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States); OSTI
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)

Humidification and dehumidification (HDH) desalination systems are alternatives to reverse osmosis desalination systems, especially for high salinity waters. A HDH system is essentially equipped with a humidifier (also called as evaporator) for air to pick up vapor from saline water, a dehumidifier (also called as condenser) to produce freshwater, and a heating source. HDH systems based on direct contact packed beds heat exchangers have remarkably lower costs than traditional HDH systems due to their inexpensive materials and simple configurations. This paper specifically focuses on direct contact crossflow packed beds condensers, in which cooling water vertically drips through the packed beds, directly contacting the horizontal air-vapor flow. A two-dimensional mathematical model that solves for the enthalpy values of the working fluids is proposed in this paper, and the PDEs are solved using finite differences. To validate the model, an experimental condenser was built and tested. Water temperatures inside the test section at twenty-nine locations were measured, as well as the air vapor temperatures of five locations at the outlet. The measured water and air-vapor temperatures agree with the simulation results with less than 10 % error in most of the compared domain.

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Research Organization:: Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0001000

OSTI ID:: 2422275

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1906723

Journal Information:: Desalination, Journal Name: Desalination Journal Issue: C Vol. 548; ISSN 0011-9164

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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