TY - GEN
T1 - Counterflow heat-exchanger analysis for the design of falling-film absorbers
AU - Patnaik, Vikas
AU - Perez-Blanco, Horacio
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - This paper introduces a simple design approach for falling-film absorbers. Based on a one-dimensional analysis of the absorber treated as a counterflow heat exchanger, a generic expression was derived that links the number of transfer units to the effectiveness for heat and mass transfer, defined in the text. This expression thus incorporates the effects of mass transfer on performance in terms of conventional dimensionless parameters. The objective of the analysis is to conveniently condense design information typically required for constant-pressure absorbers, without losing generality pertaining to absorber configuration and working fluids.
AB - This paper introduces a simple design approach for falling-film absorbers. Based on a one-dimensional analysis of the absorber treated as a counterflow heat exchanger, a generic expression was derived that links the number of transfer units to the effectiveness for heat and mass transfer, defined in the text. This expression thus incorporates the effects of mass transfer on performance in terms of conventional dimensionless parameters. The objective of the analysis is to conveniently condense design information typically required for constant-pressure absorbers, without losing generality pertaining to absorber configuration and working fluids.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0028319567
SN - 0791806987
T3 - Proceedings of the International Absorption Heat Pump Conference
SP - 209
EP - 216
BT - Proceedings of the International Absorption Heat Pump Conference
PB - Publ by ASME
T2 - Proceedings of the International Absorption Heat Pump Conference
Y2 - 19 January 1994 through 21 January 1994
ER -