Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University ›› 2016, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (04): 583-587.

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Adsorption/Desorption NonEquilibrium Characteristics of Composite MnCl2NH3 Working Pair

ZHOU Zhisong,JIANG Long,WANG Liwei,WANG Ruzhu,GAO Peng   

  1. (Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China)
  • Received:2015-03-28 Online:2016-04-28 Published:2016-04-28

Abstract: Abstract: This paper investigated the adsorption/desorption nonequilibrium characteristics of composite MnCl2NH3 working pair by comparing with the Clapeyron reaction equilibrium curve. The experimental results showed that under the same condensation/evaporation conditions, for the sorption/desorption process of MnCl2NH3 the Clapeyron curves for different sorption molar quantities were different, i.e., the process of nonequilibrium sorption/desorption was controlled by dual variables, rather than a single variable. The results were much different from theoretical Clapeyron curves. To verify the results, the isobaric sorption process of sorbent was tested. The results showed that the adsorption process was in accord with the experimental Clapeyron curves, whereas the serious desorption hysteresis existed especially for the sorption quantity of 4 mol mol-1. By considering the results of desorption hysteresis, the coefficient of performance (COP) and specific cooling power (SCP) of the working pair were analyzed. A comparison of the equilibrium theoretical and the experimental nonequilibrium analysis results showed that the error of conventional theoretical results of COP and SCP reached 25% and 40%, respectively, indicating that the performance analysis of chemical sorption refrigeration processes should be based on the nonequilibrium sorption performance test.

Key words: Key words: nonequilibrium, desorption, adsorption, manganese chloride, ammonia

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