The so-called indirect evaporative cooling technology is widely used in air conditioning applications.The thermal characterization of tube-type indirect evaporative coolers,however,still presents challenges which need...The so-called indirect evaporative cooling technology is widely used in air conditioning applications.The thermal characterization of tube-type indirect evaporative coolers,however,still presents challenges which need to be addressed to make this technology more reliable and easy to implement.This experimental study deals with the performances of a tube-type indirect evaporative cooler based on an aluminum tube with a 10 mm diameter.In particular,the required tests were carried out considering a range of dry-bulb temperatures between 16℃ and 18℃ and a temperature difference between the wet-bulb and dry-bulb temperature of 2℃∼4℃.The integrated convective heat transfer coefficient inside the tube in the drenching condition has been found to lie in the range between 36.10 and 437.4(W/(m^(2)⋅K)).展开更多
Octane and p-xylene are common components in crude gasoline,so their separation process is very important in petroleum industry.The azeotrope and near azeotrope are often separated by extractive distillation in indust...Octane and p-xylene are common components in crude gasoline,so their separation process is very important in petroleum industry.The azeotrope and near azeotrope are often separated by extractive distillation in industry,which can realize the recovery and utilization of resources.In this work,the vapor–liquid equilibrium experiment was used to obtain the vapor–liquid equilibrium properties of the difficult separation system,and on this basis,the solvent extraction mechanism was studied.The mechanism of solvent separation plays a guiding role in selecting suitable solvents for industrial separation.The interaction energy,bond length and charge density distribution of p-xylene with solvent are calculated by quantum chemistry method.The quantum chemistry calculation results and experiment results showed that N-formylmorpholine is the best solvent among the alternative solvents in the work.This work provides an effective and complete solvent screening process from phase equilibrium experiments to quantum chemical calculation.An extractive distillation simulation process with N-formylmorpholine as solvent is designed to separate octane and p-xylene.In addition,the feasibility and effectiveness of the intensified vapor recompression assisted extraction distillation are also discussed.In the extractive distillation process,the vapor recompression-assisted extraction distillation process is globally optimal.Compared with basic process,the total annual cost can be reduced by 43.2%.This study provides theoretical guidance for extractive distillation separation technology and solvent selection.展开更多
基金This work was supported by Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(2021JQ-689).
文摘The so-called indirect evaporative cooling technology is widely used in air conditioning applications.The thermal characterization of tube-type indirect evaporative coolers,however,still presents challenges which need to be addressed to make this technology more reliable and easy to implement.This experimental study deals with the performances of a tube-type indirect evaporative cooler based on an aluminum tube with a 10 mm diameter.In particular,the required tests were carried out considering a range of dry-bulb temperatures between 16℃ and 18℃ and a temperature difference between the wet-bulb and dry-bulb temperature of 2℃∼4℃.The integrated convective heat transfer coefficient inside the tube in the drenching condition has been found to lie in the range between 36.10 and 437.4(W/(m^(2)⋅K)).
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21776145)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21676152).
文摘Octane and p-xylene are common components in crude gasoline,so their separation process is very important in petroleum industry.The azeotrope and near azeotrope are often separated by extractive distillation in industry,which can realize the recovery and utilization of resources.In this work,the vapor–liquid equilibrium experiment was used to obtain the vapor–liquid equilibrium properties of the difficult separation system,and on this basis,the solvent extraction mechanism was studied.The mechanism of solvent separation plays a guiding role in selecting suitable solvents for industrial separation.The interaction energy,bond length and charge density distribution of p-xylene with solvent are calculated by quantum chemistry method.The quantum chemistry calculation results and experiment results showed that N-formylmorpholine is the best solvent among the alternative solvents in the work.This work provides an effective and complete solvent screening process from phase equilibrium experiments to quantum chemical calculation.An extractive distillation simulation process with N-formylmorpholine as solvent is designed to separate octane and p-xylene.In addition,the feasibility and effectiveness of the intensified vapor recompression assisted extraction distillation are also discussed.In the extractive distillation process,the vapor recompression-assisted extraction distillation process is globally optimal.Compared with basic process,the total annual cost can be reduced by 43.2%.This study provides theoretical guidance for extractive distillation separation technology and solvent selection.
