Fig. Functional decomposition of entire system
Fig. Final system layout
Fig. Control Block Diagram
Fig. Subsystem block diagram
For our initial prototyping ANSYS fluent was used to model the behavior of water vapor as it passes through various sorbent structures. Various graphs and visuals from the data can be seen below. More information is available in report 2.
Fig. Quarter of monolith mesh and full laminate mesh
Fig. Pressure drop for monolith and laminate structures at various saturation pressures and velocities
Fig. pressure drop across length of monolith
Fig. Comparison of channel geometry for monolith structure
For our initial prototyping, we began to develop a PLC control loop to control the final apparatus. A summary of ladders and the first ladder may be seen below. More information is available in report 2.
