Activity of Surfactant in High-Performance Absorber and Absorption Enhancement

摘要

From results obtained from a series of investigations such subjects as the effect of a surfactant (octyl alcohol), which was added in a small amount in the LiBr aqueous solution, on absorption enhancement and the mechanism that induces such enhancement were selected, and this report provides discussion on these subjects including ideas on related matters. Furthermore, guidelines in selecting surfactants, which would be effective from the standpoint of the physical theory to develop absorbers for highly eficient heat pumps in the future, will be discussed on the basis of the knowledge obtained from these research results, and it is hoped that this would provide some benefit for researchers and engineers in fields related to heat pumps and absorber-type refrigerators. (ERA citation 12:000683)