TY - JOUR
TI - Experimental investigation on the performance of a lithium chloride wheel
AU - Rabah Ali A
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2012
VL - 16
IS - 4
SP - 1137
EP - 1150
PT - Article
AB - This work has investigated the influence of change in operation conditions on  the performance of a Lithium Chloride (LiCl) wheel. A rigorous experimental  rig that facilitates the measurement of temperature, pressure, pressure drop,  relative humidity, airflow rate and rotational speed is used. The  measurements covered balanced flow at a wide range of rotational speeds (0 -  9.8 rpm), regeneration temperatures (50-70°C), airflow rates (280-540 kg/h)  and relative humidities (30-65%) at ambient condition. The influence of those  operation conditions on the wheel sensible effectiveness and coefficient of  performance (COP) are analyzed. The result revealed that a maximum COP occurs  at a rotational speed of 0.2 rpm (12 rph). The results also concluded that  Kays and London correlation is sufficient in the prediction of the  effectiveness of the LiCl wheel. It represents the experimental data with an  average absolute percent deviation (AAPD) of 2.16 and a maximum absolute  percent deviation (APDmax) of about 6.00.