Experimental analysis on desiccant regeneration in a packed column with structured and random packing

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 511-521

  Longo, Giovanni A ^a   Gasparella, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Desiccant; Packed column; Random packing; Regeneration; Structured packing

Indexed keywords

DROPS; PACKING; PRESSURE DROP; REGENERATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

DESICCANT; PACKED COLUMN; RANDOM PACKING; REGENERATION; STRUCTURED PACKING;

POLYDISPERSITY;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT PRODUCTION; HYGROSCOPICITY; SOLAR POWER; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 61849155658     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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