태양열 이용 축열식 직접접촉 열교환기의 실제 적용을 위한 작동조건도출 및 열교환기내 열전달 특성 규명을 위하여 작동유체를 물보다 가벼운 경우(Texaterm)와 무거운 경우 두가지를 실제 태양열 집열회로상에서 실험하였다. 작동유체가 물보다 가벼운 경우와 무거운 경우에 대해 실제 태양열 집열회로상에서 작동하여 최적 열전달을 위한 작동유체드럽형성과 유동을 도출하였고, 작동유체가 무거운 경우가 가벼운 경우보다 열손실계수가 높음을 알 수 있었다. 작동유체가 축열유체보다 가벼운 경우와 무거운 경우에 대해 실제 태양열 직열회로에서 실험한 결과, 작동유체가 가벼운 경우 체적 열전달계수는 $1.848{ imes}10^{-3}w/cm^3^{circ}C$, 효율은 73%이고 무거운 경우는 $0.128{ imes}10^{-2}w/cm^3^{circ}C$, 효율은 82%로 작동유체가 무거운 경우가 보다 좋은 것으로 나타났다.
The Direct Contact heat Exchanger(DCHX) has been widely studied in the chemical industry for many years due to its inherent simplicity as a counter-current divice for heat and mass transfer. In many solar systems, the DCHX unit can be combined with the thermal storage unit, or alternatively, it can be used separately from the storage unit, much like an external(to storage) closed heat exchanger system. In the present work, the spray column type of direct contact heat exchangers are studied extensively to harness the solar energy for hot water and spaced heating. Some of the major considerations that are involved in the design of heat exchangers in this study are that : working fluid is a hydrocaabon(such as Texaterm) or water which is either lighter or heavier than storage medium. The experimental data have revealed some interesting characteristics concerning the application of DCHXs for solar energy utilization. These experiments are carried out in the line of solar heating system, major results are as follows : 1) the flow and aspect of working fluid drop for maxium heat transfer 2) efficiency and volumetric heat transfer coefficient of D.C.H.X with a heavier working fluid are higher than those of D.C.H.X with a lighter working fluid.
