Frequency response analysis for the determination of thermal conductivity and water transport in MOF adsorbent coatings for heat transformation. (April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Laurenz, Eric; Füldner, Gerrit; Velte, Andreas; Schnabel, Lena; Schmitz, Gerhard
• Is Part Of: International journal of heat and mass transfer. Volume 169(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Subjects: Adsorption kinetics -- Adsorption dynamics -- Heat transfer -- Thermal conductivity -- Aluminum fumarate -- Metal organic framework -- Adsorbent coating -- Adsorption chillers -- Temperature frequency response -- Non-isothermal -- Thermal frequency response; Heat -- Transmission -- Periodicals; Mass transfer -- Periodicals; Chaleur -- Transmission -- Périodiques; Transfert de masse -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 621.4022
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.120921
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0017-9310

Abstract

Highlights: Novel FRA setup for water adsorption including response of surface temperature. FRA method extended to determine thermal conductivity of the coating. Adsorption dynamics governed only by thermal conductivity and micro mass transport. Aluminum fumarate coating thermal conductivity independent of loading and temperature. Alfum micro mass transport depends strongly on loading and temperature. Abstract: In this paper we focus on the differentiation and quantification of different heat and mass transfer phenomena governing the overall sorption dynamics, for the example of a binder-based aluminium fumarate (Alfum) coating for heat transformation applications with water as refrigerant. The methodological emphasis is on extending the volume swing frequency response (FR) method to problems with strong heat transfer limitation. The heat and mass transfer parameters are mapped to the sample temperature and loading state, in order to be able to reproduce the strongly non-linear behaviour exhibited under application conditions. Based on a model with discretised heat transfer and linear driving force (LDF)-simplified micropore diffusion, the thermal conductivity of the samples was identified as about 0.07 W/(m K), and the LDF time constant between 0.1 and 3 s –1 at 40°C with a U-shaped loading dependency and an Arrhenius-type temperature dependency. The method is validated by comparing a measured large temperature jump experiment to the results from a non-linear simulation informed solely by these parameters obtained from the new FR-based method. Graphical abstract: Image, graphical abstract