Energies (Mar 2020)

Experimentally Measured Thermal Masses of Adsorption Heat Exchangers

  • Kyle R. Gluesenkamp,
  • Andrea Frazzica,
  • Andreas Velte,
  • Steven Metcalf,
  • Zhiyao Yang,
  • Mina Rouhani,
  • Corey Blackman,
  • Ming Qu,
  • Eric Laurenz,
  • Angeles Rivero-Pacho,
  • Sam Hinmers,
  • Robert Critoph,
  • Majid Bahrami,
  • Gerrit Füldner,
  • Ingemar Hallin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/en13051150
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 5
p. 1150

Abstract

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The thermal masses of components influence the performance of many adsorption heat pump systems. However, typically when experimental adsorption systems are reported, data on thermal mass are missing or incomplete. This work provides original measurements of the thermal masses for experimental sorption heat exchanger hardware. Much of this hardware was previously reported in the literature, but without detailed thermal mass data. The data reported in this work are the first values reported in the literature to thoroughly account for all thermal masses, including heat transfer fluid. The impact of thermal mass on system performance is also discussed, with detailed calculation left for future work. The degree to which heat transfer fluid contributes to overall effective thermal mass is also discussed, with detailed calculation left for future work. This work provides a framework for future reporting of experimental thermal masses. The utilization of this framework will enrich the data available for model validation and provide a more thorough accounting of adsorption heat pumps.

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