1. Experimental analysis on hybrid adsorption and open air cycle humidification dehumidification (AD–OHD) desalination system.
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Abhishek, P. and Baiju, V.
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SALINE water conversion , *HYBRID systems , *HUMIDITY control , *ADSORPTION (Chemistry) , *ADSORPTION capacity , *WATER temperature - Abstract
In the current status, an Adsorption Desalination System (ADS) has been found to have lower water production capacity than conventional desalination technologies. This study proposes a hybrid desalination system integrating the Adsorption (AD) and Open air cycle Humidification-Dehumidification (OHD) process to overcome the challenge of lower water production capacity in ADS. This hybrid system known as AD-OHD system comprises of a single bed ADS and a Humidification-Dehumidification (HDH) unit. The main objective of this work is to analyse the performance of the hybrid AD-OHD system based on parameters such as Gain Output Ratio (GOR) and amount of desalinated water production. The performance of the hybrid AD-OHD system is studied under three different operating conditions of switching (t swt) and sorption time (t spt), namely, t swt > t spt , t swt = t spt , and t swt < t spt. The results indicate that the optimal working condition is achieved when the hybrid AD-OHD system operates at condition t swt < t spt. The amount of desalinated water and GOR under the optimal condition is found to be 1.12 l/h and 0.78, respectively. The study also conducts experimental investigations to evaluate the GOR of the hybrid AD-OHD system under different operating conditions, including the temperature of the water entering the evaporator and the temperature of the hot and cooling water input to the adsorbent bed. Experimental data indicates a positive correlation between GOR and hot water temperatures, while increased cooling water temperature reduce GOR due to reduced adsorption behaviour. Although the evaporator inlet water temperature initially boosts GOR, it declines as the adsorption capacity diminishes. The study highlights the superior performance of the hybrid AD-OHD system compared to both the standalone single-bed ADS and open cycle HDH desalination systems. The hybrid AD-OHD desalination system exhibits an 80 % improvement over the single-bed ADS system and a 50 % improvement over the open cycle HDH system in desalinated water production. Additionally, a theoretical model of the adsorption desalination cycle is developed and validated, demonstrating the viability of the AD-OHD system for desalination applications. • A small scale hybrid adsorption desalination incorporating open air cycle HDH unit. • Amount of desalinated water and GOR of the hybrid AD-OHD system is analyzed. • GOR is found to be 0.78 with desalinated water production of 1.12 l/h. • The hybrid AD-OHD system outperforms the single bed ADS and HDH unit in desalinated water production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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