Air-to-Air Heat and Moisture Recovery in a Plate-Frame Exchanger Using Composite and Asymmetric Membranes
The present work studied an air-to-air exchanger comprising a flat plate module with a diagonal channel and a counterflow configuration for the air streams. The objective of this study was to remove moisture and sensible heat from an exhaust air stream by indirect contact with another air stream. Th...
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| author | Amir Jahed Mogharrab Seyedmehdi Sharifian Neda Asasian-Kolur Ali Ghadimi Bahram Haddadi Michael Harasek |
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| description | The present work studied an air-to-air exchanger comprising a flat plate module with a diagonal channel and a counterflow configuration for the air streams. The objective of this study was to remove moisture and sensible heat from an exhaust air stream by indirect contact with another air stream. The temperature and flow rate of the exhaust air was in the range of 40–80 °C and 1–5 L·min<sup>−1</sup>, respectively, and the fresh ambient air to exhaust air flow ratio was 1–5. An asymmetric porous membrane (P-MEM), a thin film composite membrane (C-MEM), and a kraft paper were used as the core for the heat exchange module. The most influential parameter was the humid air temperature, with a direct positive effect (50–60%) due to the increase in the kinetic energy of the water molecules. The other effective parameter was the flow rate of the humid gas with a reverse effect on the enthalpy exchanger performance (25–37%). The ratio of “fresh” air to “exhaust” air had the lowest positive effect (8–10%) on the total effectiveness. The sensible effectiveness of different membranes under the studied conditions was relatively the same, showing their similar heat conductivity. However, the kraft paper showed the best performance compared to the synthetic membranes due to having a porous/hydrophile texture. P-MEM with an asymmetric porous texture showed the closest performance to kraft paper. Furthermore, it was found that under limited conditions, such as higher temperatures (70 and 80 °C) and flow rates (5 L·min<sup>−1</sup>) for the humid air, the performance of P-MEM was a little better than the kraft paper. However, C-MEM with the lowest total effectiveness and overall heat transfer coefficient (150–210 W·m<sup>−2</sup>·K<sup>−1</sup>) showed that the hydrophile PEBAX layer could not contribute to moisture recovery due to its high thickness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04917c612d094da1bf476601a05c84cb2023-11-23T12:05:26ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752022-04-0112548410.3390/membranes12050484Air-to-Air Heat and Moisture Recovery in a Plate-Frame Exchanger Using Composite and Asymmetric MembranesAmir Jahed Mogharrab0Seyedmehdi Sharifian1Neda Asasian-Kolur2Ali Ghadimi3Bahram Haddadi4Michael Harasek5Fouman Faculty of Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Fouman 43516-66456, IranFouman Faculty of Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Fouman 43516-66456, IranFouman Faculty of Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Fouman 43516-66456, IranFaculty of Petrochemicals, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Tehran 14965-115, IranInstitute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/166, A-1060 Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/166, A-1060 Vienna, AustriaThe present work studied an air-to-air exchanger comprising a flat plate module with a diagonal channel and a counterflow configuration for the air streams. The objective of this study was to remove moisture and sensible heat from an exhaust air stream by indirect contact with another air stream. The temperature and flow rate of the exhaust air was in the range of 40–80 °C and 1–5 L·min<sup>−1</sup>, respectively, and the fresh ambient air to exhaust air flow ratio was 1–5. An asymmetric porous membrane (P-MEM), a thin film composite membrane (C-MEM), and a kraft paper were used as the core for the heat exchange module. The most influential parameter was the humid air temperature, with a direct positive effect (50–60%) due to the increase in the kinetic energy of the water molecules. The other effective parameter was the flow rate of the humid gas with a reverse effect on the enthalpy exchanger performance (25–37%). The ratio of “fresh” air to “exhaust” air had the lowest positive effect (8–10%) on the total effectiveness. The sensible effectiveness of different membranes under the studied conditions was relatively the same, showing their similar heat conductivity. However, the kraft paper showed the best performance compared to the synthetic membranes due to having a porous/hydrophile texture. P-MEM with an asymmetric porous texture showed the closest performance to kraft paper. Furthermore, it was found that under limited conditions, such as higher temperatures (70 and 80 °C) and flow rates (5 L·min<sup>−1</sup>) for the humid air, the performance of P-MEM was a little better than the kraft paper. However, C-MEM with the lowest total effectiveness and overall heat transfer coefficient (150–210 W·m<sup>−2</sup>·K<sup>−1</sup>) showed that the hydrophile PEBAX layer could not contribute to moisture recovery due to its high thickness.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/12/5/484enthalpy exchangerasymmetric porous membranethin film composite membranemoisture and heat transfereffectiveness |
| spellingShingle | Amir Jahed Mogharrab Seyedmehdi Sharifian Neda Asasian-Kolur Ali Ghadimi Bahram Haddadi Michael Harasek Air-to-Air Heat and Moisture Recovery in a Plate-Frame Exchanger Using Composite and Asymmetric Membranes Membranes enthalpy exchanger asymmetric porous membrane thin film composite membrane moisture and heat transfer effectiveness |
| title | Air-to-Air Heat and Moisture Recovery in a Plate-Frame Exchanger Using Composite and Asymmetric Membranes |
| title_full | Air-to-Air Heat and Moisture Recovery in a Plate-Frame Exchanger Using Composite and Asymmetric Membranes |
| title_fullStr | Air-to-Air Heat and Moisture Recovery in a Plate-Frame Exchanger Using Composite and Asymmetric Membranes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Air-to-Air Heat and Moisture Recovery in a Plate-Frame Exchanger Using Composite and Asymmetric Membranes |
| title_short | Air-to-Air Heat and Moisture Recovery in a Plate-Frame Exchanger Using Composite and Asymmetric Membranes |
| title_sort | air to air heat and moisture recovery in a plate frame exchanger using composite and asymmetric membranes |
| topic | enthalpy exchanger asymmetric porous membrane thin film composite membrane moisture and heat transfer effectiveness |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/12/5/484 |
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