Study of a waste heat driven modified packed desiccant bed dehumidifier

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 457-471

  Fathalah, K ^a   Aly, S E ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Cross cooling; Desiccant; Heat mass transfer; Waste heat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038971341     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0196-8904(95)00201-4     Document Type: Article

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