Simplified analysis of coupled heat and mass transfer processes in packed bed liquid desiccant-air contact system

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-131

  Chengqin, Ren ^a,b   Yi, Jiang ^b   Yianpin, Zhang ^b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Coupled heat and mass transfer; Packed bed dehumidification regeneration; Tower efficiency

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MASS TRANSFER; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; REGENERATORS;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; COUPLED HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; PACKET BED DEHUMIDIFICATION/REGENERATION; TOWER EFFICIENCY;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; PACKED BED;

EID: 29144464214     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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