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6.2. High humidity climate
BBC Home Weather web page [6]. The relative humidity is in the range
74-79% and the temperature is also quite stable in the range of 24-29 ◦ C
with peaks up to 33 ◦ C.
To evaluate the behavior of the SOFC-ABS system in different
climates the performance has been plotted as function of the ambient
temperature, see figure 6.2. The relative humidity (φ) is kept constant
at 80%. When the humidity is high, it is an advantage to use a higher
temperature for DES2. So a desorber temperature of 150 ◦ C has been
used. This is sufficient for ambient temperatures up to 32 ◦ C when the
relative humidity is 80%, so for most of the days this will suffice for
the Seychelles. For the few days with a temperature above 32 ◦ C, the
desorber temperature must be increased as discussed in the next section.
Figure 6.2: The relative humidity is φ = 0,8. The desorber temperature is kept at 150 ◦ C. The
water consumption corresponds to a fuel input of 100kW.
6.2.2 Bangkok
In Thailand tourism is important for the economy of the country (about
6% of GDP) [38]. So it looks like Thailand could be a potential market for
SOFC-ABS integrated systems.
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