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Study on the performance of celdek packed counter flow liquid desiccant regenerator

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Regenerator is major component of liquid desiccant regeneration system. The influence of operating parameters; air flow rate, solution flow rate and concentration of desiccant is investigated experimentaly on the performance parameters; outlet specific humidity, evaporation rate, air outlet temperature, mass transfer coefficient and effectiveness of the regenerator. Air and desiccant solution flow in counter direction with celdek pads as packing material. It is concluded that evaporation rate increases with increasing solution temperature, air flow rate and solution flow rate whereas same decreases with increasing concentration of desiccant. The effectiveness of regenerator is increased by 99 % with increase in air flow rate. A comparison of present finding with those available in the literature is presented in the last. Simulation results have revealed good agreement between the present experimental results.

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    Arun Kumar Asati

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Rakesh Kumar received B. Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. degree in Thermal Engineering from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India in 2001 and 2008, respectively. He has completed Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, India in 2016. He is currently working as Associate Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering Department at Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ropar, Punjab, India. His major interests are Heat and Mass Transfer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.

Arun Kumar Asati is an Assosciate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Shaheed Bhagat Singh State Technical Campus, Ferozepure, Punjab, India. He received his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering and M.E. degree in Heat Power Engineering from Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India in 1990 and 1994, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India in 2007. His research interests are Heat and Mass Transfer, Heat Power Engineering, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.

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Kumar, R., Asati, A.K. Study on the performance of celdek packed counter flow liquid desiccant regenerator. J Mech Sci Technol 31, 4489–4498 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-017-0849-y

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