Modeling and performance analysis of solar air pretreatment collector/regenerator using liquid desiccant

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 699-705

  Peng, Donggen ^a   Zhang, Xiaosong ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air pretreatment; Collector regenerator; Effective solution proportion ESP; Effective storage capacity ESC

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EVAPORATION; FLOW RATE; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; PIPE FLOW; REGENERATORS; SOLAR SYSTEM; SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS; VAPORS;

AIR MASS FLOW RATES; COLLECTOR/REGENERATOR; COOLING AIRS; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION PROPORTION ESP; EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; EFFECTIVE STORAGE CAPACITY ESC; ENERGY SAVINGS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS; HIGH HUMIDITIES; INLET CONCENTRATIONS; KEY PARTS; LIQUID DESICCANTS; LOWER SOLUTIONS; MASS FLOW RATES; MODELING; OUTLET CONCENTRATIONS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSES; PRETREATMENT; REGENERATION EFFICIENCIES; REGENERATION PERFORMANCES; SIMULATED RESULTS; STORAGE CAPACITIES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

AIR CONDITIONING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENERGY CONSERVATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MASS TRANSFER; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STORAGE;

EID: 54149108377     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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