Energy consumption and feasibility study of a hybrid desiccant dehumidification air conditioning system in Beirut

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 360-372

  Ghali, K ^a   Othmani, M ^b   Ghaddar, N ^b  

^a BEIRUT ARAB UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Desiccant dehumidification; Hybrid air conditioning system performance

Indexed keywords

AUDITORIUMS; COGENERATION PLANTS; COOLING; DATA COMPRESSION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; GAS INDUSTRY; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYBRID COMPUTERS; INVESTMENTS; MASS TRANSFER; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VAPORS; WHEELS;

AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; COMBINED SYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; COOLING SEASONS; DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION; DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATIONS; DESICCANT WHEELS; ECONOMIC; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCES; ECONOMIC VIABILITIES; ENERGY CONSUMPTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FRESH AIRS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS; HYBRID AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE; HYBRID SYSTEMS; PAYBACK PERIODS; SENSIBLE HEAT RATIOS; SOLID DESICCANTS; SUB-SYSTEM; VAPOR COMPRESSIONS; WORK STUDIES;

AIR CONDITIONING;

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; ENERGY USE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSPORT;

ASIA; BEIRUT; BEYROUTH; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 54349108199     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435070802414280     Document Type: Article

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