Abstract
Adsorption cooling cum desalination systems have attracted increasing attention since they simultaneously produce a cooling effect and desalinated water, employing waste heat and/or renewable heat. However, the systems are very bulky and low in specific cooling capacity (SCP) as well as fresh water production. This study aims at improving the SCP and specific daily water production (SDWP) of an adsorption cooling cum desalination system by employing a novel composite adsorbent which is synthesized from zeolite 13X impregnated in calcium chloride solution and embedded with multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT). Simulation is performed to analyse the influence of different operating parameters, such as desorption temperature, cooling water inlet temperature, chilled water inlet temperature and adsorption/desorption phase time on the SCP and SDWP. The simulation results show that the adsorption cooling cum desalination system using the composite adsorbent outperforms the conventional system, in which the SCP and SDWP are enhanced by about 40% and 190%, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 4th International Conference On Building Energy & Environment 2018 |
| Editors | Kiao Inthavong, Chi Pok Cheung, Guan Teoh, Jiyuan Tu |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| Publisher | Conference On Building Energy & Environment - COBEE2018 |
| Pages | 5-10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-646-98213-7 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 4th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE 2018) - RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Duration: 5 Feb 2018 → 9 Feb 2018 http://www.cobee2018.net/index.html http://www.cobee2018.net/proceedings.html |
Conference
| Conference | 4th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE 2018) |
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| Abbreviated title | COBEE2018 |
| Place | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 5/02/18 → 9/02/18 |
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