Journal
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
Volume 70, Issue 1, Pages 42-49Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.04.069
Keywords
Adsorption heat; Open-sorption process; Zeolite; Rotating drum reactor; Renewable heat; Seasonal storage
Funding
- Austrian Climate and Energy Fund (KLIEN)
- Austrian Research Fund (FFG-grant) [834423]
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To evaluate the potential of an open sorption storage process using molecular sieves to provide thermal energy for space heating and hot water, an experimental study of adsorption heat generation in a rotating reactor is presented. Dehydrated zeolite of the type 4A and MSX were used in form of spherical grains and humidified room air was blown through the rotating bed. Zeolite batches of about 50 kg were able to generate an adsorption heat up to 12 kWh and temperature shifts of the process air up to 36 K depending on the inlet air water content and the state of dehydration of the storage materials. A detailed study of the heat transfer effects, the generated adsorption heat, and the evolving temperatures show the applicability of the reactor and storage concept. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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