Model validation and case study on internally cooled/heated dehumidifier/regenerator of liquid desiccant systems

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1664-1671

  Yin, Yonggao ^a   Zhang, Xiaosong ^a   Peng, Donggen ^a   Li, Xiuwei ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Internally cooled dehumidifier; Internally heated regenerator; Liquid desiccant; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

AIR CHANNELS; COUPLED HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS; DEHUMIDIFICATION PERFORMANCE; DISTRIBUTION COMPARISONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS; INTERNALLY COOLED DEHUMIDIFIER; INTERNALLY HEATED REGENERATOR; LIQUID DESICCANT; LIQUID DESICCANT SYSTEMS; MODEL VALIDATIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PACKED COLUMNS; REGENERATION EFFICIENCIES; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; REGENERATORS;

HUMIDITY CONTROL;

EID: 67349132446     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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