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: Received: 11 April 2017 / Approved: 11 April 2017 / Online: 11 April 2017 (12:10:49 CEST)
How to cite:
Morciano, M.; Fasano, M.; Asinari, P.; Chiavazzo, E. Static Conversion of a Salinity Difference into a Temperature Difference: A Heat and Mass Transfer Investigation. Preprints2017, 2017040063. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201704.0063.v1
Morciano, M.; Fasano, M.; Asinari, P.; Chiavazzo, E. Static Conversion of a Salinity Difference into a Temperature Difference: A Heat and Mass Transfer Investigation. Preprints 2017, 2017040063. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201704.0063.v1
Morciano, M.; Fasano, M.; Asinari, P.; Chiavazzo, E. Static Conversion of a Salinity Difference into a Temperature Difference: A Heat and Mass Transfer Investigation. Preprints2017, 2017040063. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201704.0063.v1
APA Style
Morciano, M., Fasano, M., Asinari, P., & Chiavazzo, E. (2017). Static Conversion of a Salinity Difference into a Temperature Difference: A Heat and Mass Transfer Investigation. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201704.0063.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Morciano, M., Pietro Asinari and Eliodoro Chiavazzo. 2017 "Static Conversion of a Salinity Difference into a Temperature Difference: A Heat and Mass Transfer Investigation" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201704.0063.v1
Abstract
In this work, we experimentally investigate mass and heat transport phenomena in a modular device while converting a solution salinity difference into a temperature difference. Operations occur under fixed total ambient pressure and without mechanical moving parts, thus realizing a fully static conversion. Provided that a constant salinity gradient can be imposed, the proposed device is able to generate a steady cooling capacity. Here, we purposely operate with environmentally benign and easily accessible sodium chloride water solutions only. A numerical model is finally elaborated, validated and used to explore a wider range of possible device configurations and operating conditions.
Keywords
condensed matter; heat transfer; mass transfer; thermodynamics
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
