Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a PCM-Supported ...
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1<br />
exp<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
NTU 1<br />
C<br />
<br />
r,<br />
cond<br />
<br />
cond<br />
<br />
(4.74)<br />
1<br />
Cr,<br />
cond<br />
If the heat capacity flow <strong>of</strong> the gas phase is lesser than that <strong>of</strong> the liquid phase, then:<br />
C<br />
C<br />
C<br />
<br />
m<br />
C<br />
min<br />
g s,<br />
cond<br />
r, cond<br />
<br />
(4.75)<br />
<br />
Cmax<br />
mcw<br />
cw<br />
<br />
h<br />
h<br />
<br />
s,<br />
w4<br />
s,<br />
w3<br />
s,<br />
cond<br />
(4.76)<br />
T<br />
w4<br />
Tw3<br />
<br />
where h s,w3 <strong>and</strong> h s,w4 are the enthalpies <strong>of</strong> saturated air at inlet <strong>and</strong> exit water<br />
conditions respectively. The maximum heat <strong>and</strong> mass transfer <strong>and</strong> humidity change<br />
would be achieved when air is cooled down to the inlet cooling water temperature. In<br />
this idealized situation, the partial vapor pressure <strong>of</strong> the air at the outlet is equal to<br />
the saturation pressure <strong>of</strong> the liquid solution at the inlet <strong>of</strong> the column.<br />
4.5.4 Productivity factor (PF)<br />
This factor is a measure <strong>of</strong> how much condensation rate can be gained per unit<br />
mass transfer potential (K i A) in the evaporator or condenser. It is defined as [62]:<br />
PF<br />
M<br />
d<br />
M<br />
d<br />
1<br />
<br />
(4.77)<br />
K A M NTU<br />
i<br />
a<br />
where M d <strong>and</strong> M a are the distillate rate <strong>and</strong> air mass flow rate (kg.s -1 ) respectively, K i<br />
is the mean value for the overall mass transfer coefficient between water <strong>and</strong> air<br />
based on the enthalpy difference (kg.m -2 .s -1 ), <strong>and</strong> A is the mass transfer surface<br />
area associated with K i in m 2 .<br />
4.5.5 Efficiency <strong>of</strong> the solar collector<br />
The instantaneous overall energy balance <strong>of</strong> the solar water heater (which<br />
comprises a solar flat plate collector (FPC) <strong>and</strong> a thermal buffer) is an important<br />
consideration in the numerical prediction <strong>of</strong> the HDH system’s thermal performance.<br />
The performance <strong>of</strong> the FPC is estimated using an empirical relation available in the<br />
literature [59] as a function <strong>of</strong> the inlet water temperature to the collector T 7 , the<br />
incident global solar irradiation I<br />
incident, <strong>and</strong> the ambient temperature <strong>and</strong>:<br />
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