The Absorbents Nanoporous Structures Regeneration for Industrial Dryers by Microwave Energy

AbstractThe presented work is devoted to solving the problem of energy conservation in industrial production. Modern industrial equipment and technological processes use compressed air energy. Wherein deep drying of compressed air is often required. The air preparation process is an expensive and energy-intensive process. Reducing useless energy losses, in this case, is possible through the use of innovative technologies that are technically feasible and economically justified. The adsorption air dryer's efficiency feasibly increased by using microwave energy to regenerate the adsorbent by deporising water molecules from its nanoporous structure. This paper explores the application of this regeneration technology in air dryers wich have high throughput. The scientific novelty of this submitted research lies in this study of the regularities of the spatial distribution of thermal and electromagnetic energy and their uniform distribution in the adsorbent volume if the proposed innovative technology is applying. Also, it was establishing the dependence of the intensity of exposure to microwave energy depending on the frequency, voltage level, and design features of the adsorption tower. The practical significance lies in the proposition of a new technological process for the regeneration of the adsorbent in adsorption dryers with high performance.KeywordsNanoporesAir dryerRegenerationMicrowave energy