Heat and moisture transfer in desiccant coated rotary energy exchangers: Part I. numerical model

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-350

  Simonson, Carey J ^a   Besant, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER;

DESICCANT COATED ROTARY ENERGY EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0031248571     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.1997.10391381     Document Type: Article

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