Mathematical modelling and simulation of the dehumidifier for the tropical region of Malaysia
In this paper, mathematical model for an adiabatic dehumidifier of liquid desiccant air conditioning system is presented. Regression approach is used to generate the mathematical relation between enthalpy and humidity ratio. Flow-pattern between air & desiccant mainly affects the performance of adiabatic dehumidifier therefore to get proper dehumidification counter-flow configuration is considered as previous studies show that counter-flow direction of air to desiccant has better dehumidification results. For validation, results of present study were compared with those of numerical and analytical results of previous studies, and the agreement was found to be quite satisfactory. The developed mathematical model is then used to study the performance analyses of adiabatic-dehumidifier for the tropical region of Malaysia. Analyses are made for the week having very high range of humidity ratio (18 - 19.5 g/kg). The main concern of the current article is given on moisture removal from the ambient air according to thermal comfort-zone.
Performance analysis on the internally cooled dehumidifier using liquid desiccant
Dehumidifier is one of the most important components in liquid desiccant air-conditioning systems. Previous study shows that the internally cooled dehumidifier may have better mass transfer performance than the adiabatic unit. The effect of flow pattern, especially the flow direction of air to desiccant on the internally cooled dehumidifier performance is numerically analyzed in detail. The result shows that counter-flow configuration of air to desiccant has better dehumidification performance, and parallel-flow configuration performs the poorest with the same conditions, due to more uniform mass transfer driving force expressed in the counter-flow configuration. The decrease of the desiccant concentration is the main factor that influences the internally cooled dehumidifier's performance, while the increase of the desiccant temperature is the main performance restricting factor in adiabatic dehumidifier. Internally cooled dehumidifier has better mass transfer performance compared with adiabatic dehumidifier plus external heat exchanger.
Techno-economic analysis of chemical looping combustion with humid air turbine power cycle
Abstract Power generation from fossil fuel-fired power plant is the largest single source of CO2 emission. CO2 emission contributes to climate change. On the other hand, renewable energy is hindered by complex constraints in dealing with large scale application and high price. Power generation from fossil fuels with CO2 capture is therefore necessary to meet the increasing energy demand, and reduce the emission of CO2. This paper presents a process simulation and economic analysis of the chemical looping combustion (CLC) integrated with humid air turbine (HAT) cycle for natural gas-fired power plant with CO2 capture. The study shows that the CLC–HAT including CO2 capture has a thermal efficiency of 57% at oxidizing temperature of 1200 °C and reducer inlet temperature of 530 °C. The economic evaluation shows that the 50 MWth plant with a projected lifetime of 30 years will have a payback period of 7 years and 6 years for conventional HAT and CLC–HAT cycles respectively. The analysis indicates that CLC–HAT process has a high potential to be commercialised.