Measurements of effectiveness in a silica gel rotary exchanger

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 309-322

  Neti, S ^a   Wolfe, E I ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; ROTATING MACHINERY; SILICA;

DEHUMIDIFICATION; DESSICANTS;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 0033880956     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(99)00031-9     Document Type: Article

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