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Experiments of active polymer thermosyphons for water harvesting applications

  • Wei Zhong
  • , Tao He
  • , Sean Hardick
  • , Rebecca Trojanowski
  • , Tom Butcher
  • , Timothy Wagner
  • , Yaroslav Chudnovsky
  • , William Worek
  • , Jon Longtin
  • Stony Brook University
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • United Technologies Corporation
  • Gas Technology Institute
  • Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Abstract

This paper presents the lab-scale experimental work of condensing water from the humid air gas by using the advanced thermosyphon. It proved the concept of harvesting water vapor in the flue gas of natural gas combined-cycle (NGCC) power plants. The condensed water can be used for sub-ambient evaporative cooling and cool storage to improve the plant's performance. This innovative thermosyphon system consists of the high thermal conductivity polymer heat exchanger acting as a falling film evaporator and the air-cooled metal condenser. The gas flowed along the evaporator tube's axial direction, and condensed water was collected at the bottom of the tube. The experimental result is discussed and compared with the humid-air condensation result of the lab-scale prototype.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4591-4599
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Heat Transfer Conference
Volume2018-August
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event16th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC 2018 - Beijing, China
Duration: Aug 10 2018Aug 15 2018

Keywords

  • Condensation
  • Dry cooled power plant
  • Experiments
  • Heat exchanger
  • Natural gas combined-cycle power plant
  • Thermosyphons
  • Two phase-change heat transfer
  • Water harvesting

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