Experiments on a bubble absorber

Experiments are carried out on a bubble absorber, operating as part of a va pour absorption refrigeration system working with HCFC22-DMF to obtain heat and mass transfer and pressure drop data. The results are evaluated to obt ain the dependence of absorption process on different parameters. Experimen tal data are compared with the numerical correlation relating Sherwood numb er, Reynolds number, Schmidt number and length to diameter ratio developed earlier by the authors. Also the experimental pressure drop is compared wit h the pressure drop obtained from other well known classical correlations a nd the numerical model, (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd.