抄録
To reduce CO_2 emission causing global warming, it is necessary to use and expand natural renewable energy sources and to promote energy conservation. One approach is to retrieve unused energy. There is a lot of waste warm water from steelworks and petrochemical process at less than 373 K, which is not being used. We have been proposing the adsorption heat pump using zeolite to retrieve steam from warm water. We develop for practical realization. In this study, we studied a form of the steam generator based on experiments with the equipment which is able to visualize steam generation and regeneration phenomenon at the packed bed. As the results, the thickness of the packed bed is decided at 180 mm for generating steam at 423 K, and the thinner thickness of the packed bed is needed in the regeneration. Moreover we suggest the form of steam generator with line splitting.
