Design and performance analysis of gas sorption compressorsCompressor kinetics based on gas adsorption and desorption processes by charcoal and for gas absorption and desorption processes by LaNi5 were analyzed using a two-phase model and a three-component model, respectively. The assumption of the modeling involved thermal and mechanical equilibria between phases or among the components. The analyses predicted performance well for compressors which have heaters located outside the adsorbent or the absorbent bed. For the rapidly-cycled compressor, where the heater was centrally located, only the transient pressure compared well with the experimental data.
Document ID
19860027179
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chan, C. K. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)