• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.73-81
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• 2004

태양열의 이용에 있어 직접접촉식 열교환기(DCHX)는 여러 가지 잇점을 제공한다. 그중에서도 제일 부각되는 것은 폐쇄형 열교환기의 대체에 다른 경비 절약과 작은 온도차에서도 열교환이 가능한 뛰어난 열성능일 것이다. 본 연구는 액-액 타입의 직접접촉식 열교환기에 대한 열성능 실측을 통하여 직접 접촉 열교환에 대한 이해를 증진하고 아울러 태양열에의 적용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 실측 시스템은 집열기와 펌프 그리고 직접접촉식 열교환기로 구성되어 있는데 작동유체의 종류에 따라 서로 다른 두 가지 방법에 의해 열교환기 내로 유입되도록 하였다. 작동유체로는 Texatherm 46과 물이 사용되었는데 이는 이들 유체가 서로 전이지 않고 높은 온도$(<150^{\circ})$에서도 화학적으로도 안전하며 열적으로도 비교적 양호한 성능을 가지고 있기 때문이다 본 연구는 실측을 통해 열교환기 내에서의 미미한 열성층화 현상에 대한 메카니즘을 확인하였으며 아울러 열교환기의 작동유체에 따라 작동의 안정성과 열적 성능(11% 차이)이 다르게 나타날 수 있음을 보여주고 있다.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.83-89
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• 2001

This paper studies the possibility of applying the EIT(Electrical Impedance Tomography) technique for investigating the formation and movement of dispersed phase droplets as they stream through a Direct Contact Heat Exchanger(DCHX). In most direct contact liquid-liquid heat exchangers, oil or hydro-carbon with a density different (lighter or heavier) from water is normally used as dispersed working fluid. The main difficulty that arises with arrangement lies in the extraction of performance parameters and visualization of dispersed phase fluids if required. In order to delve into these problems, this paper introduces a number of cases regarding the operation and principle of DCHXs and investigates the possibility of applying the EIT technique whose results are given for several examples.

• Solar Energy
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.3-14
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• 1995

The Direct Contact heat Exchanger(DCHX) has been widely studied in the chemical industry for many years due to its inherent simplicity as a counter-current divice for heat and mass transfer. In many solar systems, the DCHX unit can be combined with the thermal storage unit, or alternatively, it can be used separately from the storage unit, much like an external(to storage) closed heat exchanger system. In the present work, the spray column type of direct contact heat exchangers are studied extensively to harness the solar energy for hot water and spaced heating. Some of the major considerations that are involved in the design of heat exchangers in this study are that : working fluid is a hydrocaabon(such as Texaterm) or water which is either lighter or heavier than storage medium. The experimental data have revealed some interesting characteristics concerning the application of DCHXs for solar energy utilization. These experiments are carried out in the line of solar heating system, major results are as follows : 1) the flow and aspect of working fluid drop for maxium heat transfer 2) efficiency and volumetric heat transfer coefficient of D.C.H.X with a heavier working fluid are higher than those of D.C.H.X with a lighter working fluid.