Thermodynamic Analysis: 1. Pre-Heating Process: Isosteric Heating
Thermodynamic Analysis: 1. Pre-Heating Process: Isosteric Heating
Thermodynamic Analysis: 1. Pre-Heating Process: Isosteric Heating
Interface
Adsorbent bed receives heat QH from heating water to increase its
Fluid Fluid
internal energy. in Adiabatic out
qH
qH
qconv
qH
Vapor out
Q, U,
S, H
qH
qH
3. Pre-cooling process: Isosteric cooling
Adsorbent
Interface bed releases heat QL to cooling water.
Fluid Fluid
Adiabatic out
in
xmin = constant: (Water uptake descrease)
U = Q = Qinterface
Q S
S= =
T T
H = 0 (Heat of sorption)
Q, U,
i = f = 0 (No vapor flow)
S, H
qL
qL
qconv
qL
qL
qL
qconv
qL
Additional parameters
Volume fraction: =V a /V b
m a a ( T )
Since water uptake: x= = =x s ( 1 ) =x s ( 1 )
ms s 1 a(T ) a ( T )