Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutions

The wettability is one of the critical properties of the falling film type absorber, limiting the wetting area in the absorber, hence the total mass transfer performance. To achieve low values of wetting rate in the absorber is an interesting feature to decrease the pumping power and, therefore, the...

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Autores: Zheng, Jian|||0000-0003-0020-5594, Castro González, Jesús|||0000-0002-8943-2402, García Rivera, Eduardo, Oliet Casasayas, Carles|||0000-0003-2170-5299, Oliva Llena, Asensio|||0000-0002-2805-4794
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Data de publicação:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
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Palavra-chave:Surfactants
Surface tension
Moisture
Vertical falling film
MWR
Agents tensioactius
Tensió superficial
Humitat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluids
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spelling Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutionsÉtude de l'influence des tensioactifs et des traitements de surface sur le taux de mouillabilité minimal des films tombants de solutions aqueuses de LiBr et de CarrolZheng, Jian|||0000-0003-0020-5594Castro González, Jesús|||0000-0002-8943-2402García Rivera, EduardoOliet Casasayas, Carles|||0000-0003-2170-5299Oliva Llena, Asensio|||0000-0002-2805-4794SurfactantsSurface tensionMoistureSurface tensionSurfactantsVertical falling filmMWRAgents tensioactiusTensió superficialHumitatÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluidsThe wettability is one of the critical properties of the falling film type absorber, limiting the wetting area in the absorber, hence the total mass transfer performance. To achieve low values of wetting rate in the absorber is an interesting feature to decrease the pumping power and, therefore, the size of the solution pumps. However, studies about the relationship between surface tension, contact angle, and minimum wetting rate are limited. In this work, working pairs LiBr - H2O and Carrol - H2O (Carrol contains LiBr and EG - Ethylene glycol - with a mass ratio at 4.5:1) with additives 2 - EH (2 - Ethyl - 1 - hexanol) and PCM (1 - Phenylethanol) are studied focusing on the surface tension and minimum wetting rate. The surface tension of the two solutions is measured at various temperatures and concentrations employing the Du Rouy method. The experimental results demonstrate the surface tension of both solutions and the effect of liquid/gaseous surfactants on the surface tension is similar. Also, the minimum wetting rate (MWR) is measured in an annular falling film experimental set-up employing the dewetting method using different materials tubes and fluids. The experimental results of MWR test agree with theoretical predictions and empirical correlations with a discrepancy of less than 10%. When the tube is coated with a hydrophilic surface, a contact angle at 30° is achieved, and the minimum mass flow of water to achieve complete wettability on the coated SS tube is reduced from 0.096 to 0.025 kg·m- 1·s- 1.J. Zheng holds a China Scholarship Council Studentship with the Polytechnical University of Catalonia. This work has been financially supported by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/ 501100011033 Spain, project PID2020-115837RBI00. Carles Oliet, as a Serra Hunter lecturer, acknowledges the Catalan Government for the support through this Programme.Peer ReviewedElsevier20222022-09-0120222022-09-16journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/372896https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2022.05.023reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 PID2020-115837RB-I00 DNS Y MODELIZACION MULTI-ESCALA DE FENOMENOS DE TRANSPORTE INTERFACIAL EN FLUJOS DE BURBUJAS Y PELICULAS DESCENDIENTES. APLICACION A SISTEMAS Y EQUIPOS TERMICOSopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3728962026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutions
Étude de l'influence des tensioactifs et des traitements de surface sur le taux de mouillabilité minimal des films tombants de solutions aqueuses de LiBr et de Carrol
title Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutions
spellingShingle Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutions
Zheng, Jian|||0000-0003-0020-5594
Surfactants
Surface tension
Moisture
Surface tension
Surfactants
Vertical falling film
MWR
Agents tensioactius
Tensió superficial
Humitat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluids
title_short Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutions
title_full Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutions
title_fullStr Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutions
title_full_unstemmed Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutions
title_sort Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Zheng, Jian|||0000-0003-0020-5594
Castro González, Jesús|||0000-0002-8943-2402
García Rivera, Eduardo
Oliet Casasayas, Carles|||0000-0003-2170-5299
Oliva Llena, Asensio|||0000-0002-2805-4794
author Zheng, Jian|||0000-0003-0020-5594
author_facet Zheng, Jian|||0000-0003-0020-5594
Castro González, Jesús|||0000-0002-8943-2402
García Rivera, Eduardo
Oliet Casasayas, Carles|||0000-0003-2170-5299
Oliva Llena, Asensio|||0000-0002-2805-4794
author_role author
author2 Castro González, Jesús|||0000-0002-8943-2402
García Rivera, Eduardo
Oliet Casasayas, Carles|||0000-0003-2170-5299
Oliva Llena, Asensio|||0000-0002-2805-4794
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Surfactants
Surface tension
Moisture
Surface tension
Surfactants
Vertical falling film
MWR
Agents tensioactius
Tensió superficial
Humitat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluids
topic Surfactants
Surface tension
Moisture
Surface tension
Surfactants
Vertical falling film
MWR
Agents tensioactius
Tensió superficial
Humitat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluids
description The wettability is one of the critical properties of the falling film type absorber, limiting the wetting area in the absorber, hence the total mass transfer performance. To achieve low values of wetting rate in the absorber is an interesting feature to decrease the pumping power and, therefore, the size of the solution pumps. However, studies about the relationship between surface tension, contact angle, and minimum wetting rate are limited. In this work, working pairs LiBr - H2O and Carrol - H2O (Carrol contains LiBr and EG - Ethylene glycol - with a mass ratio at 4.5:1) with additives 2 - EH (2 - Ethyl - 1 - hexanol) and PCM (1 - Phenylethanol) are studied focusing on the surface tension and minimum wetting rate. The surface tension of the two solutions is measured at various temperatures and concentrations employing the Du Rouy method. The experimental results demonstrate the surface tension of both solutions and the effect of liquid/gaseous surfactants on the surface tension is similar. Also, the minimum wetting rate (MWR) is measured in an annular falling film experimental set-up employing the dewetting method using different materials tubes and fluids. The experimental results of MWR test agree with theoretical predictions and empirical correlations with a discrepancy of less than 10%. When the tube is coated with a hydrophilic surface, a contact angle at 30° is achieved, and the minimum mass flow of water to achieve complete wettability on the coated SS tube is reduced from 0.096 to 0.025 kg·m- 1·s- 1.
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