Optimization of an “adsorbent/heat exchanger” unit

Abstract

Despite significant progress, the AHT technology as yet remains unfinished and expensive, so that there is still a big room for its improvement [1, 2]. This concerns, first of all, enhancement of the AHT dynamics, like the ad/desorption rate and finally the specific power that is the main figure of merit of the AHT dynamic performance. Therefore, further R&D activity is necessary to realize the potential economic and ecological advantages of the AHT technology [3]. The optimization of the AHT dynamic performance is a multi-purpose task that includes, first of all, the improvement of the “adsorbent–heat exchanger” unit.