Air dehumidification by triethylene glycol desiccant in a packed column

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-155

  Zurigat, Y H ^a,c   Abu Arabi, M K ^b   Abdul Wahab, S A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Middle East Desalination Research Center   (Oman)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dehumidifier performance; Desiccant; Packed bed column; Triethylene glycol (TEG)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CORRELATION METHODS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PACKED BEDS;

DESICCANTS;

HUMIDITY CONTROL;

EID: 0041329657     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00109-2     Document Type: Article

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