MAJOR PROJECT CH4092

REVIEW IV

PROJECT TITLE: DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF DESALINATION PLANT USING HUMIDIFICATION DEHUMIDIFICATION CYCLE PROJECT GUIDE: Dr. LITY ALEN VARGHESE

GROUP MEMBERS:

A ARUN
A J JITHIN

- B100905CH
- B101008CH

JISHNU SIVADASAN - B100933CH ADARSH CHANDRAN - B100951CH

FABRICATION OF HUMIDIFIER
The humidifier is a packed bed humidification tower.

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PACKING
Highly heat resistant inch 0.5 PVC pipes were cut into small pieces to give an l/d ratio of 1.5. These offer packing properties similar to that of raschig rings.

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PACKING
This was chosen taking into account the low pressure drop they offer, sea water resistant properties, low cost factors. Packing was filled to a height of 0.95 metre (on the basis of theoretical calculation made earlier).

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SHELL
Shell consists of a G.I pipe of diameter 80 mm and height 1.2 metre. GI pipe was chosen solely on the basis of availability.

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SHELL

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LIQUID DISTRIBUTOR PLATE
Consists of a 1515 cm square plate made of mild steel which also acts as a flange. Mild steel was chosen for ease of machining in the Mechanical Workshop, NIT C.

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LIQUID DISTRIBUTOR PLATE
It has 52, 6 mm holes drilled in a circular region that which the shell encompasses to give a free area of 30%. These holes ensure that the feed get evenly distributed and that there is no channeling.

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LIQUID DISTRIBUTOR PLATE

FABRICATION OF HUMIDIFIER
LIQUID DISTRIBUTOR PLATE

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PACKING HOLD DOWN PLATE
Consists of a 1515 cm square plate made of mild steel which also acts as a flange. Mild steel was chosen for ease of machining in the Mechanical Workshop, NIT C.

FABRICATION OF HUMIDIFIER
PACKING HOLD DOWN PLATE
Their primary function is to support the weight of packing and liquid hold up. It has 39, 8 mm holes drilled in a circular region that which the shell encompasses to give a free area of 36%.

FABRICATION OF HUMIDIFIER
PACKING HOLD DOWN PLATE
These holes ensure that the feed get evenly distributed and that there is no channeling.

FABRICATION OF HUMIDIFIER
PACKING HOLD DOWN PLATE

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NOZZLES
2 nozzles each were welded to a section consisting of a GI of diameter 3 inch and length 10 cm. These sections were closed on one side by welding packing hold down and liquid distributor plate respectively.

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NOZZLES
The other two nozzles were welded separately to the curved surface area of each section. The nozzles were made of GI pipes of diameter 0.5 inch and length 5 cm.

FABRICATION OF HUMIDIFIER
NOZZLES

FABRICATION OF HUMIDIFIER
NOZZLES

fABRICATION OF DEHUMIDIFIER
The dehumidifier is a double pipe heat exchanger with an Ubend.

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INNER PIPE
The inner pipe consists of two MS pipes 1.5 m long and 2 inch diameter joined by an U bend. 26 triangular fins made of GI sheet was partially inserted into the inner pipe at a distance of 10 cm between alternatively from opposite ends.

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INNER PIPE
This will result in more residence time and hence better heat transfer. The flow pattern within the pipe will be as shown below:

FABRICATION OF HUMIDIFIER
INNER PIPE

FABRICATION OF HUMIDIFIER
INNER PIPE

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OUTER PIPE
The outer pipe was made of 2 PVC pipes connected by an U bend, each 1.5 m long and of diameter 5 inch. PVC was chosen to avoid external heat losses to the environment.

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OUTER PIPE
The portion of the triangular fins that extend out of the inner pipe enhance heat transfer.

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OUTER PIPE

EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP

EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP

EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP

PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS (FIXED FLOWRATE)

Air Flowrate (lph) Water feed (lph) Electric heat duty (W) Tin (C) Tout (C) Fresh water obtained (lph)

100
120 140 160 180

242.58
240.49 241.37 245.01 244.52

503.27
436.51 405.61 415.72 420.56

55.2
51.6 49.3 47.5 47.1

78.15
74.8 73.3 72.0 71.7

3.98
3.88 3.79 4.01 3.99

COMPARISON OF THEORETICAL vs EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

CONCLUDING POINTS
A Humidification Dehumidification Desalination pilot plant has been designed and fabricated. Fresh water of approx. 4 LPH has been obtained using approx. 250 LPH sea-water. 140 LPH has been found out as the optimum flow rate of air.

Thus, it can be concluded that HDD is a feasible solution to worlds water woes, both technically and economically.