Recent researches in indirect evaporative cooler V: relative thermal performance of buildings coupled to direct and indirect evaporative cooler

A mathematical model has been developed to evaluate the relative thermal performance of a building coupled with an indirect or direct evaporative cooler. Using periodic analysis for taking into account thermal storage of building envelope, explicit expressions have been obtained for room air temperature and room air humidity. For comparing their performance under different climatic conditions, numerical calculations have been made taking meteorological parameters for a typical day for Delhi (composite climate), Jodhpur (hot-dry climate) and Madras (hot-humid climate). It is found that the indirect evaporative cooler is a more effective and energy efficient system than the air-conditioner; it can hence be commercially used for computer and electronic exchange applications as well as for human comfort in a variety of climatic conditions, whereas direct evaporative cooler has limited use (only in hot-dry and composite climates). © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

蒸发冷却技术在我国非干燥地区的应用研究

介绍了蒸发冷却的原理与种类 ,通过分析计算 ,得出除湿蒸发冷却技术在我国非干燥地区存在应用的可行性。采用该技术不但可以保护环境 ,提高室内空气品质 ,在有余热废热利用的场合 ,还能大大节省系统耗电量 ,起到很好的节能效果。建议应在我国推广应用这一技术并制定相应的标准规范。     

Modelling of a direct evaporative air cooler using artificial neural network

This paper proposes the use of artificial neural networks (ANNs) to predict various performance parameters of a direct evaporative air cooler. For this aim, an experimental evaporative cooler was operated at steady‐state conditions, while varying the dry bulb temperature and relative humidity of the entering air along with the flow rates of air and water streams. Using some of the experimental data for training, a three‐layer feed‐forward ANN model based on back propagation algorithm was developed. This model was used for predicting various performance parameters of the cooler, namely the dry bulb temperature and relative humidity of the leaving air, mass flow rate of the water evaporated into the air stream, sensible cooling rate, and effectiveness of the cooler. Then, the performance of the ANN predictions was tested by applying a set of new experimental data. The predictions usually agreed well with the experimental values with correlation coefficients in the range of 0.969–0.993, mean relative errors in the range of 0.66–4.04%, and very low root mean square errors. This study reveals that, as an alternative to classical modelling techniques, the ANN approach can be used successfully for predicting the performance of direct evaporative air coolers. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

节能型冷却除湿复合式空调系统

介绍了冷却除湿空调的基本原理,对已有系统提出了改进.利用热回收装置,对除湿过程中的吸附热进行回收,并采用室内回风作为间接蒸发冷却器的二次风,能够更有效的降低处理空气的温度.对两种方案的热利用效率进行了实例计算,改进系统更有效.     

燃气轮机进气喷雾蒸发冷却的经济性分析

以轮南燃气轮机电站喷雾蒸发冷却器为例,分析了在不同气候条件下蒸发冷却器运行的经济性。结果表明,对于联网运行机组,蒸发冷却器的投运可提高燃气轮机出力,从而获得经济效益,在高温干燥地区尤为突出,且机组在保持T5温度(燃气轮机第三级透平喷嘴入口处温度)不变的情况下投运所带来的经济效益更为明显。     

Recent research on an indirect evaporative cooler (IEC) Part 2: thermal performance of a non-conditioned building coupled with an IEC

The thermal performance of a non-conditioned building fitted with an indirect evaporative cooler (IEC) has been investigated in terms of hourly, monthly and seasonal discomfort index. The effect of various design parameters of the IEC on the discomfort index has been investigated for three different climatic areas of India, i.e. hot–dry, warm, humid and composite. The analysis has shown that the IEC is effective for creating thermal comfort conditions in buildings in dry–hot and composite climates. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

板式间接蒸发冷却器热工特性的实验研究

对自行研制设计的间接蒸发冷却换热试件开展了实验，研究了影响换热器换热性能的因素。结果表明：板式间接蒸发冷却器换热效率随二次空气入口的速度升高、一次空气入口的温度、二次空气入口的湿球温度升高而变大，随一次空气入口的速度变大而变小。实验结果对于深入认识间接蒸发冷却器的换热机理及开展换热器的优化设计有着很大的指导意义。     

Experimental study on the heat exchange effectiveness of a dry coil indirect evaporation cooler under various operating conditions

In this study, a pilot Dry Coil IEC unit, an indirect evaporation cooler established by connecting a direct evaporation cooler and a sensible heat exchanger (SHE) in series, was made, and the effectiveness data of the pilot unit were acquired under various operation conditions in an environmental chamber realizing a wide-range of indoor and outdoor air conditions. The test result shows that over 40% effectiveness can be acquired even in hot and humid climates by using the Dry Coil IEC proposed in this paper. The Dry Coil IEC reduces the cooling coil size by pre-cooling the process air during the cooling season. It can also be used as an SHE reclaiming the sensible heat from the exhaust air during winter operation. The pilot unit recovered over 60% of sensible heat in the test. In addition, a simplified model of Dry Coil IEC returning the various operation conditions was developed based on existing models of an SHE and a direct evaporative cooler. A polynomial equation returning the effectiveness of the Dry Coil IEC was derived as a function of seven independent variables highly influencing the performance of the unit. The experimental data acquired by the pilot unit operation agree well with the effectiveness values of the Dry Coil IEC predicted by the proposed model. It was also identified that the proposed equation agrees well with the existing model of the Dry Coil IEC applied to the energy simulation program.     

转炉蒸发冷却器结垢前后数值模拟

针对转炉干法除尘系统蒸发冷却器内部结垢现象影响静电除尘器除尘效率的问题,采用FLUENT软件对蒸发冷却器内部结垢前后的速度场、压力场及温度场进行了数值模拟。研究结果表明:烟气进入蒸发冷却器后流速降低,压力逐渐增加;由于雾化水的蒸发冷却作用,烟气温度由800℃降低190℃;蒸发冷却器结垢后烟气压力场与温度场均有所改变,出口平均压力由-104 Pa降低到-229 Pa,平均温度由190℃提高到224℃;出口处烟气温度较结垢前提高了34℃,烟气温度升高导致静电除尘器入口处粉尘比电阻超出最佳电除尘器参数的范围,导致电除尘效率降低。     

Maisotsenko循环在燃气轮机进气冷却中的应用研究

采用基于Maisotsenko循环的露点间接蒸发式冷却作为进气冷却的手段,研究了不同环境条件下其对燃气轮机性能的提升效果。建立了针对某9E级燃气轮机的热力循环过程的计算模型,并利用该热力模型分析了进气温度变化对燃机出力的影响。基于Maisotsenko循环的原理,以温降为指标对露点间接蒸发冷却器的性能进行了分析。以功率和效率作为指标,对燃气轮机性能随环境条件的变化情况做了数值模拟,对露点蒸发式冷却与无进气冷却、直接喷雾式冷却对燃机性能的影响进行了计算分析。结果表明,在高温低湿度的条件下,露点间接蒸发式冷却能有效提升燃机性能。     

Multi absorber stand alone liquid desiccant air-conditioning systems for higher performance

Achieving comfortable environment with the use of renewable energy or waste heat without creating the hazardous effects over the earth atmosphere are major challenges in the field of air-conditioning. Liquid desiccant technology is a promising option. For the past few decades research is going on worldwide to commercialize such systems. Hybrid liquid desiccant systems (combination of vapor compression (V-C) and liquid desiccant system) have got more attention probably due to higher COPs and lower regeneration temperature for such systems.In the present communication the steady-state performance of stand alone liquid desiccant systems has been simulated and analyzed. Falling film designs of absorber and regenerator have been selected for the study due to their lower pressure drops. The simulation of these components has been carried out by solving the basic mass and energy balance equations. These are nonlinear coupled first order differential equations, which have been solved by using fourth order finite difference Runge-Kutta method. The overall system has been simulated using Warner’s technique. Two new stand alone liquid desiccant cycles utilizing the potential of desiccant fully through multiple absorbers have been proposed. The proposed new cycles improve the COP of stand alone systems significantly. A parametric study has also been carried out on these liquid desiccant cycles to identify the key design parameters affecting the performance of the system.     

燃气轮机组进气用蒸发式冷却器中的气水分离技术实验研究

从工程应用角度出发,对自行开发的新型植物网垫式气水分离器的特性进行了实验研究,同时对目前工业中常用的波形板惯性级气水分离器在特定使用条件下的性能进行了测定,得出了对工程具有实用价值的结果。     

Performance of a solar liquid desiccant air conditioner – An experimental and theoretical approach

In this paper the results of testing a solar liquid desiccant air conditioner (LDAC) in the tropical climate of Queensland, Australia have been presented. The system uses polymer plate heat exchanger (PPHE) for dehumidification/indirect evaporative cooling, and a cooling pad as the direct evaporative cooler for the dry air leaving the PPHE. Lithium chloride, which is an effective desiccant in air dehumidification, was used in the experiments and a scavenger air regenerator concentrates the dilute solution from the dehumidifier using hot water from flat plate solar collectors. The data obtained from performance monitoring of the solar LDAC operating on a commercial site in Brisbane was compared with a previously developed model for the PPHE. The comparison reveals that good agreement exists between the experiments and model predictions. The inaccuracies are well within the measuring errors of the temperature, humidity and the air and solution flow rates. The above tests further indicate a satisfactory performance of the unit by independently controlling the air temperature and humidity inside the conditioned space.

In order to prevent carryover of the solution particles into the environment, eliminators are used at outlet of the absorber unit and the regenerator. An alternative method in preventing the carryover is the use of indirect cooling, in which the supply air does not contact the solution. The method can be used to produce potable water from the atmospheric air in remote areas.

The liquid desiccant system can be used in the HVAC industry, either as a packaged roof-top air conditioner, or as an air handler unit for commercial applications. The system could also be used for space heating in winter due to the property of desiccants to provide heat when wetted.     

液体除湿空调系统的数学模型与性能分析

建立了一种液体除湿空调系统，核心部件为液体吸收式除湿器，蒸发冷却器是重要组成部分，两者的主体均采用蜂窝结构。给出了统一的数学模型，对除湿器和冷却器内复杂的传热传质过程进行描述。数值模拟结果与实验数据基本一致。运用上述模型编制程序，对系统性能进行预测，表明液体除湿空调系统方案可行。     

压气机进气用雾化式蒸发冷却器实验研究

从实验角度对压气机进气用蒸发式冷却器进行了。探讨了含有水滴的空气的湿度测量方法。针对不同的常温蒸发加湿方案,研究了不同喷水量对蒸发冷却效果产生的影响。对于不同形式的雾化喷嘴在不同的喷射方向下对蒸发冷却效果所产生的影响进行了实验分析。     

Recent researches in indirect evaporative cooler III: optimization of the cooling potential of a room–coupled indirect evaporative cooler

A mathematical model based on heat transfer principles, for characterizing the cooling performance of a room coupled indirect evaporative cooler (tube type) has been developed. Two dimensionless parameters, i.e. environment factor, ϕ and cooling factor, CF have been defined to characterize the performance of IEC coupled with a room. The optimum values of these parameters have been obtained for different environmental and thermal load conditions. In addition to this, a linear relationship has been obtained for the optimum size of a cooler to remove maximum heat from a room of given size. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Recent research on an indirect evaporative cooler (IEC) Part 1: optimization of the COP

The paper presents an analysis for optimizing the coefficient of performance of an tube type indirect evaporative cooler (IEC) in terms of process stream air velocity and wet stream air velocity. Theoretical predictions of the optimum COP value have been compared with the experimental results obtained for an IEC at Indore in the summer months of May and June; the agreement is satisfactory. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

空调系统溶液除湿基本问题的研究进展

分析溶液除湿的研究现状,总结溶液除湿的相关基本问题,其中包括除湿/再生原理、蓄能机理、对空气品质的影响和除湿剂及除湿器的选择。提出了溶液除湿的存在问题和发展前景。     

Recent research on an indirect evaporative cooler. Part VI: evolution of design pattern for indirect evaporative cooler

A rule of thumb for indirect evaporative cooler has been derived in terms of the size of floor area to be cooled and design parameters of tube type IEC, viz. process stream air flow rate and number of tubes; the three Indian climate zones, namely hot–dry, composite and warm–humid, represented by three cities of Jodhpur, Delhi and Madras, respectively, have been considered. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.