Heat-and-mass transfers modelled for rotary desiccant dehumidifiers

Applied Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 128-142

  Stabat, Pascal ^a   Marchio, Dominique ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Air conditioning; Desiccant; Heat and mass transfer; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

DESICCANT; HEAT-AND-MASS TRANSFER;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

ADSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

ADSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING; EQUATION; EQUIPMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MODELING;

EID: 35548985465     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

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