The effect of microchannel geometry variations on heat transfer and absorption rate of an ammonia-water constrained thin film bubble absorber are presented. Experiments are performed at an absolute pressure of four bar and at a fixed inlet mass concentration of ammonia of 15 percent. The mass flow rate of the inlet weak solution are varied from 10 g/min to 30 g/min, and that of ammonia gas are varied from 1 g/min to 3 g/min. Five geometries, including two smooth-bottom-walled channels of differing depths, and three channels with structured bottom walls are considered. For identical rates of vapor absorption, the overall heat transfer coefficient for the 400 μm smooth microchannel is significantly larger than of the 150 μm smooth channel as well as that of the cross-ribbed and angled-cross-ribbed structured channel. The streamwise-finned channel exhibit high overall heat transfer coefficients for vapor flow rates of up to 2 g/min.
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ASME/JSME 2007 Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2007 InterPACK Conference
July 8–12, 2007
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Heat Transfer Division
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0-7918-4275-4
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Effect of Channel Geometry Variations on the Performance of a Microscale Bubble Absorber
Jeromy Jenks,
Jeromy Jenks
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
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Vinod Narayanan
Vinod Narayanan
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
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Jeromy Jenks
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Vinod Narayanan
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
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HT2007-32445, pp. 509-516; 8 pages
Published Online:
August 24, 2009
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Jenks, J, & Narayanan, V. "Effect of Channel Geometry Variations on the Performance of a Microscale Bubble Absorber." Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2007 Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2007 InterPACK Conference. ASME/JSME 2007 Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference, Volume 2. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. July 8–12, 2007. pp. 509-516. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2007-32445
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