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Experimental study of liquid to air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) performance by measuring its temperature fields

Chu, Junze; Chen, Ziwei; Bai, Hongyu; Zhu, Jie

Authors

Junze Chu

ZIWEI CHEN ZIWEI.CHEN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Research Fellow

Hongyu Bai



Abstract

Many studies have already been conducted to assess liquid to air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) performance by numerical and experimental methods. However, the LAMEE temperature field is still an unknown area due to the operation difficult. In this study, an experimental method is adopted to investigate the performance of LAMEE by measuring its temperature fields. The effects of main parameters such as the solution temperature, solution concentration and air relative humidity, are investigated. The results show that the air relative humidity and solution temperature have negative influences on the LAMEE efficiency. It is found that the total effectiveness reduces 2.7% and 7.7% when the air relative humidity increases from 62% to 74%, and the solution temperature changes from 18? to 26?, respectively. Increasing the solution concentration decreases the sensible effectiveness while enhancing the latent and total effectiveness. The total effectiveness increases 3.5% as the solution concentration increase from 30% by 39%. These results are useful to optimize the LAMEE in the future.

Citation

Chu, J., Chen, Z., Bai, H., & Zhu, J. (2019). Experimental study of liquid to air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) performance by measuring its temperature fields. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 10, 163-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2019.01.005

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 3, 2019
Online Publication Date Jan 4, 2019
Publication Date 2019-05
Deposit Date Jan 8, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
Electronic ISSN 2451-9049
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 10
Pages 163-168
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2019.01.005
Keywords Experimental method; Parameter effects; LAMEE performance; Temperature field 22
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1449897
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451904918300969
Additional Information This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Experimental study of liquid to air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) performance by measuring its temperature fields; Journal Title: Thermal Science and Engineering Progress; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2019.01.005; Content Type: article; Copyright: © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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