Gas laser systems like COIL (Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser) operate at low exhaust pressures of 1–20 torr. Such systems require large amounts of gas removal (∼kg/s) for laser power levels of hundreds of kilowatts) at a fast rate from the system. Analytical modeling of high-throughput systems (flow rates in g/s) at low pressures is critical in developing compact adsorption-based vacuum systems. Low-throughput systems (flow rates in μg/s), utilized to provide ultra-low vacuum, where equilibrium conditions are achieved almost instantaneously. High-throughput adsorption beds exhibit a dynamic behavior similar to a lumped mass system due to dynamic change in pump pressure and bed utilization. The article establishes an analytical model for the binary adsorption of gases (nitrogen-oxygen) at low temperatures and pressures for high-throughput adsorption-based vacuum systems, which are dependent on adsorption equilibrium conditions, pump pressure, concentration of species and temperature of bed. Pure species equilibrium model is established with RMSE less than 3.28 % for nitrogen and 8.50 % for oxygen. The binary adsorption equilibrium is modeled using the Ideal Adsorption Solution (Meyer Prausnitz) model. A comprehensive analytical model is developed to model the dynamic behavior of a high-throughput multi-species system. The model incorporates developed equilibrium models and fitting of empirical relation for experimental multi-layer absorptivity adsorption bed. The RMSE is less than 15.76 % from experimental reported data for multi-cycle testing at 0.23 mol/s air flow rate. The dynamic behavior of the scaled-up bed is also investigated for 10 kW COIL operation (1.7 mols/s exhaust gas) for 5 s, predicting an adsorption pressure rise of less than 12 torr in agreement with experimental data.
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