Evaporation rate of a novel tilted solar liquid desiccant regeneration system

The regeneration system represents a vital part of any desiccant air conditioning system. The need of a solar assisted desiccant regeneration system is more important today. In this paper, an experimental study of a novel regeneration system modified from solar tilted still is carried out. A corrugated blackened surface is used to heat the desiccant and an air flow is used to regenerate calcium chloride solution. The effect of the liquid to air flow rate ratio; the desiccant temperature; the desiccant concentration and the inlet air humidity ratio on the evaporation rate has been studied experimentally. A wide range of liquid to air flow rate ratios are employed. The optimum value of the liquid to air flow rate ratio for higher evaporation rate is reported. 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.