Analyzing the effect of pressure drop on flow rate of hot water in the intercoolers assembly of the Lean Operation Rotary Adsorption Cooling System

The lean operation rotary adsorption cooling system, a novel idea using a readily available low-grade heat and using desiccant wheel to provide a cooling power, was tested this semester. Specifically, this experimental study focuses on the pressure drop of hot water in the two intercoolers that are part of the desiccant wheel module and the flow rate. The measured pressure drop was 1.3 psi, which was close to the calculated value of 1.59 psi and 1.60 psi. There is a great potential for future work on this project as the initial testing results of the overall system were favorable. There were also various limitations of the testing environment that can be optimized in the future.

Name thesis:degree_name

Bachelor

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Yoon, Jung Yun Susan.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Douglas Hart.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/145203

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