Sorption properties for different types of molecular sieve and their influence on optimum dehumidification performance of desiccant wheels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 17-18, 2006, Pages 2802-2809

  Golubovic, Mihajlo N ^a   Hettiarachchi, H D M ^a   Worek, William M ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Desiccant wheel; Sorption properties molecular sieves

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SORPTION; VAPORIZATION;

DEHUMIDIFIER; DESICCANT WHEEL; EQUILIBRIUM EQUATION; SORPTION PROPERTIES MOLECULAR SIEVES;

MOLECULAR SIEVES;

MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR SIEVES; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SORPTION; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 33745156777     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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