Conjugate computation of transient flow and heat & mass transfer between humid air and desiccant plates and channels

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 374, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-275

  Al Sharqawi, Hassan S ^a,b   Lior, Noam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Medina College of Technology   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; KINEMATICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POROSITY; SILICA GEL; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL DIFFUSION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

DEHUMIDIFICATION; DESICCANTS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 1842585783     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-41890     Document Type: Conference Paper

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