A feasibility study of a solar desiccant air-conditioning system - Part I: Psychrometrics and analysis of the conditioned zone

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-21

  Davanagere, B S ^a   Sherif, S A ^b   Goswami, D Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Desiccants; Psychrometrics; Solar energy simulation

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS;

SOLAR DESICCANT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0032778092     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199901)23:1<7::AID-ER439>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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