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Comparison of the Dehumidification Performance Between LiCl and LiBr in a Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifying Element Having Criss-Cross Sinusoidal Channels (Celdek)

교차 적층된 파형 액체 제습 소자 (Celdek)에서 LiCl과 LiBr 수용액의 제습 성능 비교

  • Kim, Nea-Hyun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University)
  • 김내현 (인천대학교 기계시스템공학부)
  • Received : 2018.02.19
  • Accepted : 2018.05.04
  • Published : 2018.05.31
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Abstract

Recently, liquid desiccant systems have received attention for the dehumidification of air. LiCl and LiBr are widely used in liquid desiccant systems due to their excellent thermo-physical properties. In this study, dehumidification tests were conducted with Celdek elements using LiCl and LiBr. During the tests, the dry and wet-bulb air temperatures were maintained at $35^{\circ}C$ and $28^{\circ}C$, respectively. The solution temperature was $20^{\circ}C$, the solution concentration was 50%, the solution circulation rate was 50 kg/h, and the frontal air velocity was varied from 2.0 to 4.0 m/s. The results show that the amount of dehumidification increased as the frontal velocity increased. On average, LiCl showed 27% higher dehumidification performance than LiBr, which was probably due to the lower saturation of the absolute humidity of LiCl compared with that of LiBr. On the other hand, LiBr yielded 12% larger pressure drop than LiCl. In general, the Sherwood numbers of LiCl and LiBr were approximately the same, showing that the effect of the desiccant on the Sherwood number was insignificant. Existing correlations highly overpredicted the present Sherwood numbers.

최근 들어 공기의 제습에 액체 제습제를 사용하는 방법이 각광을 받고 있다. LiCl과 LiBr은 우수한 열물성으로 인하여 액체 제습 시스템에 널리 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 LiCl과 LiBr 수용액을 사용하여 상용 Celdek 소자의 제습 성능을 실험하였다. 실험은 입구 건습구 온도를 $35^{\circ}C/28^{\circ}C$로 유지하고 전방 풍속을 2.0 m/s에서 4.0 m/s로 변화시키며 수행되었다. 수용액의 입구 온도와 농도는 $20^{\circ}C$, 50%, 수용액의 순환량은 50 kg/h로 유지하였다. 실험 결과 제습량은 풍속이 증가할수록 증가하였다. 또한 LiCl의 제습 성능은 LiBr보다 평균 27% 크게 나타났다. 이는 LiCl의 포화 절대 습도가 LiBr의 포화 절대습도보다 작기 때문이다. 반면 LiBr의 압력 손실은 LiCl보다 평균 12% 크게 나타났다. 한편 LiCl 과 LiBr의 Sherwood 수는 비교적 잘 일치하였다. 이로부터 제습제가 Sherwood 수에 미치는 영향은 미미함을 알 수 있다. 기존 상관식들은 본 실험의 Sherwood 수를 현저히 높게 예측하였다.

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