Performance comparisons of desiccant wheels for air dehumidification and enthalpy recovery

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1347-1367

  Zhang, L Z ^a   Niu, J L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dehumidification; Desiccant wheel; Enthalpy recovery; Heat and mass transfer; Model

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ENTHALPY; HEAT CONDUCTION; MASS TRANSFER; VAPORIZATION;

DEHUMIDIFICATION; DESSICANT WHEELS;

WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

EID: 0036681303     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(02)00050-9     Document Type: Article

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