Thermally regenerative monolithic rotor dehumidifier for adsorption cooling system

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-50

  Kuma, Toshimi ^a   Hirose, Tsutomu ^b   Goto, Motonobu ^b   Kodama, Akio ^b  

^a Seibu Giken Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0002512937     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2888046     Document Type: Article

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