Evaluation of heat and mass transfer coefficients in a gauze-type structured packing air dehumidifier operating with liquid desiccant

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 330-339

  Al Farayedhi, Abdulghani A ^a   Gandhidasan, P ^a   Al Mutairi, M A ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Air; Calcium chloride; Desiccant; Design; Drying; Heat exchanger; Lithium chloride; Performance

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

LIQUID DESICCANTS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0036568366     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(01)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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