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Advanced working fluids: Thermodynamic properties. Final report, 1 December 1987-30 November 1989

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5994961
Electrolytes are used as working fluids in gas-fired heat pump-chiller engine cycles. To find out which molecular parameters of the electrolytes impact on cycle performance, a molecular theory, the EXP-MSA correlation, is developed for calculating solution properties, enthalpies, vapor-liquid equilibria, and engine cycle performance. Aqueous and ammoniac single and mixed salt solutions in single and multisolvent systems are investigated. The outcomes are: (1) an accurate correlation is developed to evaluate properties for concentrated electrolyte solutions (e.g., for aqueous LiBr to 19 molal); (2) sensitivity analysis is used to determine the impact of molecular parameters on the thermodynamic properties and cycle performance. The preferred electrolytes are of 1-1 valence type, small ion size, high molecular weight, and in a strongly colligative cosolvent; (3) the abilities of correlation on single-effect and double-effect engine cycles are demonstrated; (4) the operating windows are determined for a number of absorption fluids of industrial importance.
Research Organization:
Oklahoma Univ., Norman, OK (USA). School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
OSTI ID:
5994961
Report Number(s):
PB-91-136465/XAB; CNN: GRI-5087-233-1616
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English