Similarity of coupled heat and mass transfer between air-water and air-liquid desiccant direct-contact systems

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2501-2509

  Liu, Xiao Hua ^a   Li, Zhen ^a   Jiang, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Flow pattern; Heat and mass transfer; Liquid desiccant water; Reachable handling region; Zonal method

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; BOUNDARY LINES; CONNECTING LINES; CONTACT DEVICE; CONTACT SYSTEMS; COUPLED HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; DEHUMIDIFICATION PERFORMANCE; EVAPORATIVE COOLERS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; INLET AIR; INLET CONDITIONS; LIQUID DESICCANT; MASS TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; OUTLET AIR; REACHABLE HANDLING REGION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; THREE ZONES; ZONAL METHOD;

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY CONTROL; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; WATER COOLING TOWERS;

AIR;

AIR CONDITIONING; DESICCATION; FLOW PATTERN; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR; MASS TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67651014484     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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