Effect of Evaporator Temperature on the Performance of Water Desalination/Refrigeration Adsorption System Using AQSOA-ZO2
Many water desalination technologies have been
developed but in general they are energy intensive and have high cost
and adverse environmental impact. Recently, adsorption technology
for water desalination has been investigated showing the potential of
using low temperature waste heat (50-85oC) thus reducing energy
consumption and CO2 emissions. This work mathematically
compares the performance of an adsorption cycle that produces two
useful effects namely, fresh water and cooling using two different
adsorbents, silica-gel and an advanced zeolite material AQSOA-ZO2,
produced by Mitsubishi plastics. It was found that at low chilled
water temperatures, typically below 20oC, the AQSOA-Z02 is more
efficient than silica-gel as the cycle can produce 5.8 m3 of fresh water
per day and 50.1 Rton of cooling per tonne of AQSOA-ZO2. Above
20oC silica-gel is still better as the cycle production reaches 8.4 m3
per day and 62.4 Rton per tonne of silica-gel. These results show the
potential of using the AQSOA-Z02 at low chilled water temperature
for water desalination and cooling applications.
[1] A. Chakraborty, K. Thu, B. B. Saha, and K. C. Ng, "Adsorption -
desalination cycle," in Advances in water desalination, N. Lior, Ed.
WILEY, 2013, pp. 377-451.
[2] J. Cotruvo, N. Voutchkov, J. Fawell, P. Payment, D. Cunliffe, and S.
Lattemann, Desalination technology health and environmental impacts:
Taylor and Francis Group, 2010.
[3] T. Mezher, H. Fath, Z. Abbas, and A. Khaled, "Techno-economic
assessment and environmental impacts of desalination technologies,"
Desalination, vol. 266, pp. 263-273, 2011.
[4] I. I. El-Sharkawy, H. AbdelMeguid, and B. B. Saha, "Potential
application of solar powered adsorption cooling systems in the Middle
East," Applied Energy, vol. 126, pp. 235-245, 2014.
[5] A. Rezk, R. Al-Dadah, S. Mahmoud, and A. Elsayed, "Effects of contact
resistance and metal additives in finned-tube adsorbent beds on the
performance of silica gel/water adsorption chiller," Applied Thermal
Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 278-284, 2013.
[6] K. Thu, A. Chakraborty, Y.-D. Kim, A. Myat, B. B. Saha, and K. C. Ng,
"Numerical simulation and performance investigation of an advanced
adsorption desalination cycle," Desalination, vol. 308, pp. 209-218,
2013.
[7] X. Wang and K. C. Ng, "Experimental investigation of an adsorption
desalination plant using low-temperature waste heat," Applied Thermal
Engineering, vol. 25, pp. 2780-2789, 2005.
[8] K. Thu, K. C. Ng, B. B. Saha, A. Chakraborty, and S. Koyama,
"Operational strategy of adsorption desalination systems," International
Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 52, pp. 1811-1816, 2009.
[9] K. C. Ng, K. Thu, B. B. Saha, and A. Chakraborty, "Study on a waste
heat-driven adsorption cooling cum desalination cycle," International
Journal of Refrigeration, vol. 35, pp. 685-693, 2012.
[10] J. W. Wu, E. J. Hu, and M. J. Biggs, "Thermodynamic cycles of
adsorption desalination system," Applied Energy, vol. 90, pp. 316-322,
2012.
[11] A. Chakraborty, K. Thu, and K. C. Ng, "Advanced adsorption cooling
cum desalination cycle- a thermodynamic framework," in Proc. ASME
2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
IMECE2011, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2011.
[12] K. C. Ng, K. Thu, A. Chakraborty, B. B. Saha, and W. G. Chun, "Solarassisted
dual-effect adsorption cycle for the production of cooling effect
and potable water," International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies,
vol. 4, pp. 61-67, 2009.
[13] K. C. Ng, X.-L. Wang, L. Gao, A. Chakraborty, B. B. Saha, S. Koyama,
et al., "Apparatus and method for desalination," US 2010/0258426 A1,
2010.
[14] T. X. Li, R. Z. Wang, and H. Li, "Progress in the development of solid–
gas sorption refrigeration thermodynamic cycle driven by low-grade
thermal energy," Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, vol. 40,
pp. 1-58, 2014.
[15] A. Rezk, R. Al-Dadah, S. Mahmoud, and A. Elsayed, "Characterisation
of metal organic frameworks for adsorption cooling," International
Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 55, pp. 7366-7374, 2012.
[16] B. Sun and A. Chakraborty, "Thermodynamic formalism of water
uptakes on solid porous adsorbents for adsorption cooling applications,"
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 104, p. 201901, 2014.
[17] A. Rezk and R. Al-Dadah, "Physical and operating conditions effects on
silica gel/water adsorption chiller performance," Applied Energy, vol.
89, pp. 142-149, 2012.
[18] K. C. Ng, K. Thu, Y. Kim, A. Chakraborty, and G. Amy, "Adsorption
desalination: An emerging low-cost thermal desalination method,"
Desalination, vol. 308, pp. 161-179, 2013.
[19] K. Thu, "Adsorption desalination Theory and experiment," PhD,
National University of Singapore, 2010.
[1] A. Chakraborty, K. Thu, B. B. Saha, and K. C. Ng, "Adsorption -
desalination cycle," in Advances in water desalination, N. Lior, Ed.
WILEY, 2013, pp. 377-451.
[2] J. Cotruvo, N. Voutchkov, J. Fawell, P. Payment, D. Cunliffe, and S.
Lattemann, Desalination technology health and environmental impacts:
Taylor and Francis Group, 2010.
[3] T. Mezher, H. Fath, Z. Abbas, and A. Khaled, "Techno-economic
assessment and environmental impacts of desalination technologies,"
Desalination, vol. 266, pp. 263-273, 2011.
[4] I. I. El-Sharkawy, H. AbdelMeguid, and B. B. Saha, "Potential
application of solar powered adsorption cooling systems in the Middle
East," Applied Energy, vol. 126, pp. 235-245, 2014.
[5] A. Rezk, R. Al-Dadah, S. Mahmoud, and A. Elsayed, "Effects of contact
resistance and metal additives in finned-tube adsorbent beds on the
performance of silica gel/water adsorption chiller," Applied Thermal
Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 278-284, 2013.
[6] K. Thu, A. Chakraborty, Y.-D. Kim, A. Myat, B. B. Saha, and K. C. Ng,
"Numerical simulation and performance investigation of an advanced
adsorption desalination cycle," Desalination, vol. 308, pp. 209-218,
2013.
[7] X. Wang and K. C. Ng, "Experimental investigation of an adsorption
desalination plant using low-temperature waste heat," Applied Thermal
Engineering, vol. 25, pp. 2780-2789, 2005.
[8] K. Thu, K. C. Ng, B. B. Saha, A. Chakraborty, and S. Koyama,
"Operational strategy of adsorption desalination systems," International
Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 52, pp. 1811-1816, 2009.
[9] K. C. Ng, K. Thu, B. B. Saha, and A. Chakraborty, "Study on a waste
heat-driven adsorption cooling cum desalination cycle," International
Journal of Refrigeration, vol. 35, pp. 685-693, 2012.
[10] J. W. Wu, E. J. Hu, and M. J. Biggs, "Thermodynamic cycles of
adsorption desalination system," Applied Energy, vol. 90, pp. 316-322,
2012.
[11] A. Chakraborty, K. Thu, and K. C. Ng, "Advanced adsorption cooling
cum desalination cycle- a thermodynamic framework," in Proc. ASME
2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
IMECE2011, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2011.
[12] K. C. Ng, K. Thu, A. Chakraborty, B. B. Saha, and W. G. Chun, "Solarassisted
dual-effect adsorption cycle for the production of cooling effect
and potable water," International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies,
vol. 4, pp. 61-67, 2009.
[13] K. C. Ng, X.-L. Wang, L. Gao, A. Chakraborty, B. B. Saha, S. Koyama,
et al., "Apparatus and method for desalination," US 2010/0258426 A1,
2010.
[14] T. X. Li, R. Z. Wang, and H. Li, "Progress in the development of solid–
gas sorption refrigeration thermodynamic cycle driven by low-grade
thermal energy," Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, vol. 40,
pp. 1-58, 2014.
[15] A. Rezk, R. Al-Dadah, S. Mahmoud, and A. Elsayed, "Characterisation
of metal organic frameworks for adsorption cooling," International
Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 55, pp. 7366-7374, 2012.
[16] B. Sun and A. Chakraborty, "Thermodynamic formalism of water
uptakes on solid porous adsorbents for adsorption cooling applications,"
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 104, p. 201901, 2014.
[17] A. Rezk and R. Al-Dadah, "Physical and operating conditions effects on
silica gel/water adsorption chiller performance," Applied Energy, vol.
89, pp. 142-149, 2012.
[18] K. C. Ng, K. Thu, Y. Kim, A. Chakraborty, and G. Amy, "Adsorption
desalination: An emerging low-cost thermal desalination method,"
Desalination, vol. 308, pp. 161-179, 2013.
[19] K. Thu, "Adsorption desalination Theory and experiment," PhD,
National University of Singapore, 2010.
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developed but in general they are energy intensive and have high cost
and adverse environmental impact. Recently, adsorption technology
for water desalination has been investigated showing the potential of
using low temperature waste heat (50-85oC) thus reducing energy
consumption and CO2 emissions. This work mathematically
compares the performance of an adsorption cycle that produces two
useful effects namely, fresh water and cooling using two different
adsorbents, silica-gel and an advanced zeolite material AQSOA-ZO2,
produced by Mitsubishi plastics. It was found that at low chilled
water temperatures, typically below 20oC, the AQSOA-Z02 is more
efficient than silica-gel as the cycle can produce 5.8 m3 of fresh water
per day and 50.1 Rton of cooling per tonne of AQSOA-ZO2. Above
20oC silica-gel is still better as the cycle production reaches 8.4 m3
per day and 62.4 Rton per tonne of silica-gel. These results show the
potential of using the AQSOA-Z02 at low chilled water temperature
for water desalination and cooling applications.", keywords = "Adsorption, desalination, refrigeration, seawater.", volume = "9", number = "6", pages = "693-5", }
