Due to the fact that the conventional ice slurry production system using supercooled water suffers from ice block and depends heavily on electric power,a novel ice slurry production system is proposed.The new system c...Due to the fact that the conventional ice slurry production system using supercooled water suffers from ice block and depends heavily on electric power,a novel ice slurry production system is proposed.The new system consists of two major parts：the evaporative supercooling process and the liquid dehumidification process.The classical diffusion-control equation is improved by introducing an impact factor into the simulation analysis in the evaporative supercooling process.Meanwhile,experiments are carried out by adopting the particle analyzer to detect the radii and the velocities of the droplets,and an infrared camera to examine the temperature profile of the physical process.It is found that the theoretical conclusion agrees well with the experimental results.Compared with the conventional system,the new system can alleviate the burden on electric power and raise efficiency.These improvements are essentially attributed to the reutilization of the inner waste heat generated from the system itself.展开更多
A new system of liquid desiccant dehumidification,called ultrasound atomization dehumidification system,is proposed.In this system,a packed bed is replaced by ultrasound atomization technology,so high resistance and l...A new system of liquid desiccant dehumidification,called ultrasound atomization dehumidification system,is proposed.In this system,a packed bed is replaced by ultrasound atomization technology,so high resistance and liquid desiccant consumption caused by the packed bed are avoided.A mathematical model is established to predict the efficiency and the liquid consumption of the dehumidification process under ideal conditions.Through comparing the simulation results with the experimental data of a conventional packed-bed dehumidifier,it is found that the liquid desiccant consumption of the conventional packed-bed dehumidifier is much greater than that under ideal conditions.In the proposed system,the dehumidification process occurs on the surfaces of the micron liquid desiccant droplets produced with the irradiation of ultrasound,so there is a greater contact area created with the same quantity of the liquid desiccant;moreover,the power consumption is lower because there are no nozzles and no solution pump.It can be seen that this new system is closer to ideal conditions when compared with the conventional liquid desiccant dehumidification system.展开更多
文摘Due to the fact that the conventional ice slurry production system using supercooled water suffers from ice block and depends heavily on electric power,a novel ice slurry production system is proposed.The new system consists of two major parts：the evaporative supercooling process and the liquid dehumidification process.The classical diffusion-control equation is improved by introducing an impact factor into the simulation analysis in the evaporative supercooling process.Meanwhile,experiments are carried out by adopting the particle analyzer to detect the radii and the velocities of the droplets,and an infrared camera to examine the temperature profile of the physical process.It is found that the theoretical conclusion agrees well with the experimental results.Compared with the conventional system,the new system can alleviate the burden on electric power and raise efficiency.These improvements are essentially attributed to the reutilization of the inner waste heat generated from the system itself.
基金Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(No.20090073110036)the Research Innovation Programs of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(No.10ZZ14)
文摘A new system of liquid desiccant dehumidification,called ultrasound atomization dehumidification system,is proposed.In this system,a packed bed is replaced by ultrasound atomization technology,so high resistance and liquid desiccant consumption caused by the packed bed are avoided.A mathematical model is established to predict the efficiency and the liquid consumption of the dehumidification process under ideal conditions.Through comparing the simulation results with the experimental data of a conventional packed-bed dehumidifier,it is found that the liquid desiccant consumption of the conventional packed-bed dehumidifier is much greater than that under ideal conditions.In the proposed system,the dehumidification process occurs on the surfaces of the micron liquid desiccant droplets produced with the irradiation of ultrasound,so there is a greater contact area created with the same quantity of the liquid desiccant;moreover,the power consumption is lower because there are no nozzles and no solution pump.It can be seen that this new system is closer to ideal conditions when compared with the conventional liquid desiccant dehumidification system.
