This study involves exploring a new design of an internally cooled/heated desiccant contactor by using a new ionic liquid (IL) solution as the sorptive solution. In order to optimize its operative performance, a semitheoretical model based on the principle of minimum energy is developed to predict the film rupture and wetting ability of the IL solution over a comprehensive range of IL mass fraction and flow rates. A first experimental validation of the fundamental equations of the theoretical model is presented and used as a reference to minimize deviations between predicted results and measured data by calibrating dedicated characteristic coefficients. The noteworthy quantitative and qualitative agreement in the whole range of IL mass fractions and flow rates is promising for contributing to the design of optimized system configurations and control strategies.
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December 2018
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Semitheoretical Prediction of the Wetting Characteristics of Aqueous Ionic Liquid Solution on an Aluminum Finned-Tube Desiccant Contactor
Niccolo Giannetti,
Niccolo Giannetti
Department of Applied Mechanics and
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
3-4-1 Okubo,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: niccolo@aoni.waseda.jp
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
3-4-1 Okubo,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: niccolo@aoni.waseda.jp
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Richard Jayson Varela,
Richard Jayson Varela
Graduate School of Fundamental
Science and Engineering,
Waseda University,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: rjvarela_2014@fuji.waseda.jp
Science and Engineering,
Waseda University,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: rjvarela_2014@fuji.waseda.jp
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Hifni Ariyadi,
Hifni Ariyadi
Department of Applied Mechanics and
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: hifni.ariyadi@aoni.waseda.jp
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
3-4-1 Okubo
,Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: hifni.ariyadi@aoni.waseda.jp
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Seiichi Yamaguchi,
Seiichi Yamaguchi
Department of Applied Mechanics and
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: sei_yamaguchi@aoni.waseda.jp
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
3-4-1 Okubo
,Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: sei_yamaguchi@aoni.waseda.jp
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Kiyoshi Saito,
Kiyoshi Saito
Department of Applied Mechanics and
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: saito@waseda.jp
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
3-4-1 Okubo
,Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: saito@waseda.jp
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Xin-Ming Wang,
Xin-Ming Wang
Evonik Japan Co., Ltd.,
Shinjuku-ku 163-0938, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: xinming.wang@evonik.com
2-3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
,Shinjuku-ku 163-0938, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: xinming.wang@evonik.com
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Hiroshi Nakayama
Hiroshi Nakayama
Energy Applications R&D Center,
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.,
Nagoya-shi 459-8522, Aichi, Japan
email: nakayama.hiroshi2@chuden.co.jp
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.,
20-1 Midori-ku
,Nagoya-shi 459-8522, Aichi, Japan
email: nakayama.hiroshi2@chuden.co.jp
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Niccolo Giannetti
Department of Applied Mechanics and
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
3-4-1 Okubo,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: niccolo@aoni.waseda.jp
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
3-4-1 Okubo,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: niccolo@aoni.waseda.jp
Richard Jayson Varela
Graduate School of Fundamental
Science and Engineering,
Waseda University,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: rjvarela_2014@fuji.waseda.jp
Science and Engineering,
Waseda University,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: rjvarela_2014@fuji.waseda.jp
Hifni Ariyadi
Department of Applied Mechanics and
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: hifni.ariyadi@aoni.waseda.jp
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
3-4-1 Okubo
,Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: hifni.ariyadi@aoni.waseda.jp
Seiichi Yamaguchi
Department of Applied Mechanics and
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: sei_yamaguchi@aoni.waseda.jp
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
3-4-1 Okubo
,Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: sei_yamaguchi@aoni.waseda.jp
Kiyoshi Saito
Department of Applied Mechanics and
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: saito@waseda.jp
Aerospace Engineering,
Waseda University,
3-4-1 Okubo
,Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: saito@waseda.jp
Xin-Ming Wang
Evonik Japan Co., Ltd.,
Shinjuku-ku 163-0938, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: xinming.wang@evonik.com
2-3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
,Shinjuku-ku 163-0938, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: xinming.wang@evonik.com
Hiroshi Nakayama
Energy Applications R&D Center,
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.,
Nagoya-shi 459-8522, Aichi, Japan
email: nakayama.hiroshi2@chuden.co.jp
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.,
20-1 Midori-ku
,Nagoya-shi 459-8522, Aichi, Japan
email: nakayama.hiroshi2@chuden.co.jp
Contributed by the Fluids Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING. Manuscript received March 8, 2018; final manuscript received July 5, 2018; published online August 6, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Daniel Maynes.
J. Fluids Eng. Dec 2018, 140(12): 121109 (10 pages)
Published Online: August 6, 2018
Article history
Received:
March 8, 2018
Revised:
July 5, 2018
Citation
Giannetti, N., Varela, R. J., Ariyadi, H., Yamaguchi, S., Saito, K., Wang, X., and Nakayama, H. (August 6, 2018). "Semitheoretical Prediction of the Wetting Characteristics of Aqueous Ionic Liquid Solution on an Aluminum Finned-Tube Desiccant Contactor." ASME. J. Fluids Eng. December 2018; 140(12): 121109. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040796
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