Experimental studies on the performance of dehumidifier using calcium chloride as a liquid desiccant

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
T.V. Arjunan ◽  
D. Seenivasan ◽  
V. Selladurai
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Liquid Desiccant

scholarly journals EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON INFLAMMATION

1921 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Pauline Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Calcium Ion ◽  
Sodium Phosphate ◽  
Blood Clot ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Carbon Chain ◽  
Negative Ion ◽  
Depth Of Penetration ◽  
Inorganic Ion

1. Wright's method for the study of chemotaxis of leucocytes in vitro, slightly modified, has been found to be most satisfactory in the estimation of the degree of chemotaxis of various substances, because it is possible to make an exact quantitative determination of the leucocytes that have migrated from the blood clot and adhere to the surfaces containing the tested substance. 2. The calcium ion is the only inorganic ion per se which is found to be positively chemotactic under the conditions of these experiments. It is markedly chemotactic in all concentrations and in all combinations, except the citrate. Here the negative chemotaxis of the citrate ion neutralizes the positive chemotaxis of the calcium ion, and neutrality of chemotactic effect results. 3. The sodium and magnesium ions themselves are neutral. Magnesium and sodium salts are dependent upon the negative ion with which the magnesium or sodium is combined for such positive or negative chemotaxis as is exhibited. All the phosphates of sodium, whether tri-, di-, or monobasic salts, are markedly positively chemotactic, and when combined with other reagents which are themselves neutral or negatively chemotactic, produce marked positive chemotaxis. The blood of a person who has taken phosphates either by mouth or intravenously shows a great increase in chemotaxis with sodium phosphate, with calcium chloride, and even with sodium chloride which is ordinarily neutral. 4. All potassium salts are negatively chemotactic. 5. Many substances act synergistically as regards chemotaxis; e.g., when strontium and magnesium salts are mixed there is a marked increase in chemotaxis. Sodium phosphate acts synergistically with calcium chloride. 6. Mercury salts fix the leucocytes in this method so that their influence on chemotaxis cannot be determined. 7. Morphine and morphine salts are positively chemotactic; this is contrary to the results obtained by others with different methods. 8. Substances which produce a very acute inflammation, such as cantharidin, histamine, or turpentine, are found to be positively chemotactic by this method, but substances, such as mustard gas, which produce a marked necrotizing effect are found to be negatively chemotactic, or neutral, though physiologically they would appear to be positively chemotactic. 9. All amino-acids and amines are positively chemotactic to a certain extent. It seems that the longer the carbon chain, the greater the degree of chemotaxis, though this is not absolute. Tyramine is one exception to this, for it causes a peculiar clumping of the cells, so that it is impossible to count the number adhering, and thus determine whether or not tyramine is positively chemotactic. 10. The time that the blood of animals is examined after eating makes a marked difference in the number of cells adhering, for shortly after eating, within 30 minutes, very many more cells will adhere to the agar than at a later time. 11. The blood of different species of animals reacts differently towards different reagents. The chemical composition of these agents seems to have nothing to do with this difference in reaction as far as we could determine. 12. With frozen serial sections it has been found that the depth of penetration of the leucocytes into the agar is proportional to the positive chemotaxis produced by the substance combined with the agar, as demonstrated by the number of leucocytes adherent to the walls of the test chambers.

scholarly journals Experimental Studies on Factor VIII Inhibitor Bypassing Activity

1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Vinazzer
Keyword(s):  
Factor Viii ◽  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Factor Xa ◽  
Factor Viii Inhibitor ◽  
Factor V ◽  
Factor X ◽  
Tissue Thromboplastin ◽  
Viii Inhibitor ◽  
Thrombin Formation

The exact action of factor VIII inhibitor bypassing activity (FEIBA) is still unclear. For this reason, a series of experimental studies was carried out. Procoagulant activities were examined by standard one-stage methods while factor Xa and thrombin were measured by chromogenic substrates. Activities of factors II, VII, IX, and X were similar to PPSB fractions. In addition, low factor V activity and a phospholipid were detected. No activated factor X was present in FEIBA but there was a trace amount of 2.1 NIH units of thrombin per 100 FEIBA units. On addition of calcium chloride slow thrombin formation could be observed which however, reached 1100 NIH units of thrombin per 100 FEIBA units within an incubation time of 10 min. The velocity of thrombin formation was greatly enhanced by addition of a PTT reagent and of thromboplastin respectively. Factor Xa on the other hand, was neither formed after addition of calcium chloride nor by a PTT reagent. Tissue thromboplastin however, activated Xa from FEIBA in the same manner as a PTT reagent plus barium sulfate plasma. From these results, the conclusion could be drawn that thrombin could readily be made available from FEIBA while activation of Xa either needed the complete endogenous pathway or the presence of tissue thromboplastin. The procoagulant activity of FEIBA therefore, could be attributed to direct thrombin formation. By this process, an activation of the clotting mechanism in plasmas deficient in endogenous coagulation factors, and a complete independence from the presence or absence of a specific antibody could be explained.

Study of the Heat and Mass Transfer in a Dehumidification of Liquid Desiccant

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 120-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hesamoddin Salarian
Keyword(s):  
Finite Difference ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Suitable Model ◽  
Liquid Desiccant ◽  
Difference Model ◽  
Packed Tower ◽  
Finite Difference Model ◽  
Optimum Height ◽  
Main Components

Desiccant systems have been proposed as energy saving alternatives to vapor compression air conditioning for handling the latent load. Desiccants are classified as either liquid or solid. The main components for a liquid desiccant system are the dehumidification and regeneration towers. This paper presents the results from a study of the performance of a packed tower absorber for lithium chloride desiccant dehumidification system. A finite difference model was developed to determine the packing height of the dehumidification towers. The finite difference model was written in MATLAB language which is a suitable model to measure the optimum height of a tower. The paper also examines the effects of different design parameters on the height of a packed tower using a mathematical model. The effects of air and liquid flow rates, air humidity, desiccant temperature and concentration were reported on the packing height and humidity effectiveness of the column. In conclusion the results of the present study are compared with previous experimental studies.

Liquid Calcium Chloride Solar Storage: Concept and Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh A. Quinnell ◽  
Jane H. Davidson ◽  
Jay Burch
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Liquid Desiccant ◽  
Internal Heat Exchanger ◽  
Liquid Calcium ◽  
Environmentally Safe ◽  
Novel Concept

Aqueous calcium chloride has a number of potential advantages as a compact and long-term solar storage medium compared with sensibly heated water. The combination of sensible and chemical binding energy of the liquid desiccant provides higher energy densities and lower thermal losses, as well as a temperature lift during discharge via an absorption heat pump. Calcium chloride is an excellent choice among desiccant materials because it is relatively inexpensive, nontoxic, and environmentally safe. This paper provides an overview of its application for solar storage and presents a novel concept for storing the liquid desiccant in a single storage vessel. The storage system uses an internal heat exchanger to add and discharge thermal energy and to help manage the mass, momentum, and energy transfer in the tank. The feasibility of the proposed concept is demonstrated via a computational fluid dynamic study of heat and mass transfer in the system over a range of Rayleigh, Lewis, Prandtl, and buoyancy ratio numbers expected in practice.

scholarly journals Increasing the production of gas condensate by using ammonium carbonate salts

2021 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 07011
Author(s):  
Viktoriia Dmytrenko ◽  
Ivan Zezekalо ◽  
Yuriy Vynnykov ◽  
Nikolay Hristov ◽  
Gergana Meracheva
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Carbonate Rocks ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Ammonium Carbonate ◽  
Pore Space ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Gas Condensate ◽  
Reservoir Water ◽  
Hydrocarbon Production ◽  
Carbonate Salts

The work is devoted to the problem of increasing gas condensate production in gas condensate fields. It was found that ammonium carbonate salts, in the absence of calcium chloride type waters, interact with carbonate rocks, increase the permeability of reservoirs. Solutions of ammonium carbonate salts when interacting with formation water of the calcium chloride type form chemically precipitated chalk in the pore space, while the permeability of carbonate rocks decreases. A set of experimental studies was carried out to study the displacing and washing properties of ammonium carbonate salts. It was found that ammonium carbonate salts have high displacing properties, the displacement ratio of kerosene by NH4HCO3 solution is 0.75-0.80, while reservoir water – 0.55-0.58. According to the results of laboratory studies of the displacing and washing characteristics of ammonium carbonate salts, conclusions were made about the effect of bicarbonate solution (ammonium carbonate salts) on the production characteristics of a well in reservoir conditions at temperatures of 80-100 °C and above. Industrial tests of ammonium carbonate salts showed an increase in gas flow by 30-50% at wells № 23 of Opishnia, № 115 of Mashivka, № 3 of Tymofiivka gas condensate fields. The effect of formation treatment with ammonium carbonate salts is achieved due to clearing of well bottom zone and increasing the formation permeability. At wells № 56, 108 of Yablunivka and № 58 of Tymofiivka gas condensate fields, an increase in the condensate ratio was observed by 22-35%. The effectiveness of this treatment is associated with the simultaneous bottomhole zone cleaning from asphalt-resinous contaminants and permeability increase, as well as with the hydrophilization of the pore space and mobility increase of condensate precipitated as a result of carbon dioxide effect, which was rejected as a result of decomposition of ammonium carbonate. Thus, experimental and industrial tests in Opishnia, Mashivka, Tymofiivka, Yablunivka gas condensate fields of Poltava region confirmed the effectiveness of using ammonium carbonate to increase hydrocarbon production. The prospect of further research is aimed at developing a technology for increasing the production of liquid hydrocarbons by using ammonium carbonate salts.

Liquid Calcium Chloride Solar Storage: Concept and Analysis

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh A. Quinnell ◽  
Jane H. Davidson ◽  
Jay Burch
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Liquid Desiccant ◽  
Internal Heat Exchanger ◽  
Liquid Calcium ◽  
Environmentally Safe ◽  
Novel Concept

Aqueous calcium chloride has a number of potential advantages as a compact and long-term solar storage medium compared to sensibly heated water. The combination of sensible and chemical binding energy of the liquid desiccant provides higher energy densities and lower thermal losses, as well as a temperature lift during discharge via an absorption heat pump. Calcium chloride is an excellent choice among desiccant materials because it is relatively inexpensive, non-toxic, and environmentally safe. This paper provides an overview of its application for solar storage and presents a novel concept for storing the liquid desiccant in a single storage vessel. The storage system uses an internal heat exchanger to add and discharge thermal energy and to help manage the mass, momentum, and energy transfer in the tank. The feasibility of the proposed concept is demonstrated via a computational fluid dynamic study of heat and mass transfer in the system over a range of Rayleigh, Lewis, Prandtl, and buoyancy ratio numbers expected in practice.

Buoyancy Driven Mass Transfer in a Liquid Desiccant Storage Tank

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh A. Quinnell ◽  
Jane H. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Thermal Stratification ◽  
Storage Time ◽  
Liquid Desiccant ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Convective Mixing ◽  
Chloride Water ◽  
Rayleigh Numbers

A new concept for long-term solar storage is based on the absorption properties of aqueous calcium chloride. Water, diluted and concentrated calcium chloride solutions are stored in a single tank. An immersed heat exchanger and stratification manifold are used to preserve long-term sorption storage, and to achieve thermal stratification. The feasibility of the concept is demonstrated via measurements of velocity, CaCl2 mass fraction, and temperature in a 1500 liter prototype tank during sensible charging. Experiments are conducted over a practical range of the relevant dimensionless parameters. For Rayleigh numbers from 3.4 × 108 to 5.6 × 1010 and buoyancy ratios from 0.8 to 46.2, measured Sherwood numbers are 11±2 to 62±9 and the tank is thermally stratified. Convective mixing is inhibited by the presence of a steep density gradient at the interface between regions of differing mass fraction. The predicted storage time scales for the reported Sherwood numbers are 160 to 902 days.

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