Characterization of the droplet formation phase for the H2O-LiBr absorber : an analytical and experimental analysis

• Main Authors: Cola, Fabrizio, Hey, Jonathan, Romagnoli, Alessandro
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Absorption; Adiabatic Absorber
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140837
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The poor heat and mass transfer occurring in the H2O–LiBr absorber is one of the main limitations towards reducing the size of absorption chillers. Previous research shows that, as droplets form at the base of the absorber pipes, considerably large mass transfer coefficients can be obtained. However...