Plate fined-tube type system

Properties:
-

Geometry

Fin pitch
Fin height

FP
FH

1.8 mm
12.5 mm

Fin width
Fin thickness
Tube inner diameter

FW
FT
Di

10.8 mm
0.12 mm
8.81 mm

Tube outer diameter

Do

9.53 mm

Operating condition

Cooling temperature
Heating temperature

TL
TH

30
70

Evaporation temperature
Condensation temperature
Fluid velocity

Teva
Tcon
uf

10
30
1 m/s

Temperature

Water uptake

Sim 1

Sim 2

Sim 3

Reference

COP
SCP
H=3109
Mesh:

Detail

- Bed : 21990 cells,

102807 faces
- Fluid : 1653 cells,
8107 faces
- Tube : 7081 cells,
24789 faces

= 0.5939
= 315.7

H=3109103
Mesh:
- Bed : 21990
cells, 102807
faces
- Fluid : 1653 cells,
8107 faces
- Tube : 7081
cells, 24789 faces

H=3109103
H=3109103

Mesh:
- Bed : 24912 cells,
112076 faces
- Fluid : 1106 cells,
6353 faces
- Tube : 7143 cells,
35138 faces

Mesh:
- Copper : 7143 cells, 35138 faces
- Sorbent : 24912 cells, 112076 faces
- Water : 1106 cells, 6353 faces

Mistake:
Wrong value of H = 3109 KJ/kg = 3109000 J/kg but input by 3109 J/kg.

2 bed fined-tube type system: Heat recovery

Properties:
-

Fin pitch
Fin height

FP
FH

2.6 mm
10 mm

Fin thickness
Tube inner diameter

FT
Di

0.2 mm
10 mm

Tube outer diameter

Do

12 mm

Temperature
Heat recovery: HR = 15s
COP = Qeva/Qin = 0.503

Geometry

Operating condition

Cooling temperature
Heating temperature

TL
TH

30
80

Evaporation temperature
Condensation temperature
Fluid velocity

Teva
Tcon
uf

15
30
1 m/s

Water uptake

SCP = Qeva/M.btcycle = 283.3

2 bed fined-tube type system: Mass recovery

Properties:
-

Fin pitch
Fin height

FP
FH

2.6 mm
10 mm

Fin thickness
Tube inner diameter

FT
Di

0.4 mm
10 mm

Tube outer diameter

Do

12 mm

Temperature
Mass recovery: MR = 4s
COP = Qeva/Qin = 0.509
SCP = Qeva/M.btcycle = 300.6

Geometry

Operating condition

Cooling temperature
Heating temperature

TL
TH

30
80

Evaporation temperature
Condensation temperature
Fluid velocity

Teva
Tcon
uf

15
30
1 m/s

Water uptake

2 bed fined-tube type system: Basic cycle

Properties:
-

Fin pitch
Fin height

FP
FH

2.6 mm
10 mm

Fin thickness
Tube inner diameter

FT
Di

0.2 mm
10 mm

Tube outer diameter

Do

12 mm

Temperature
COP = Qeva/Qin = 0.4702
SCP = Qeva/M.btcycle = 242.3 (W/kg)

Geometry

Operating condition

Cooling temperature
Heating temperature

TL
TH

30
80

Evaporation temperature
Condensation temperature
Fluid velocity

Teva
Tcon
uf

15
30
1 m/s

Water uptake