Study of heat and mass transfer in a dehumidifying desiccant bed with macro-encapsulated phase change materials

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 718-726

  Rady, M A ^a   Huzayyin, A S ^a   Arquis, E ^b   Monneyron, P ^b   Lebot, C ^b   Palomo, E ^b  

^a Benha University ^*  (Egypt)

^b University Bordeaux I2M UMR CNRS 5295   (France)

Author keywords

Desiccant cooling; Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Phase change materials

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUOYANCY; COLLOIDS; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; GELATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; SILICA; SILICA GEL; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

AIR STREAMS; COOLING CAPACITIES; DEHUMIDIFYING; DESICCANT COOLING; DESICCANT COOLING SYSTEMS; DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFIERS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS; HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFERS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PROCESS PARAMETERS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 54149110333     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.04.038     Document Type: Article

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