Experimental investigation on a solid desiccant system integrated with a R407C compression air conditioner

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2670-2679

  Fatouh, M ^a   Ibrahim, Talaat A ^a,b   Mostafa, A ^a  

^a HELWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Dehumidification and regeneration; Desiccant; Packed bed

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION RATES; AIR CONDITIONERS; AIR FLOW-RATE; AIR INLET; AIR MASS FLOW RATE; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; AVERAGE SYSTEM; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; CONDENSER AIR; DEHUMIDIFICATION AND REGENERATION; DESICCANT; DESORPTION RATE; ELECTRIC POWER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MASS FLOW RATE; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATION MODE; PERFORMANCE DATA; REACTIVATION PROCESS; REGENERATION TEMPERATURE; REGENERATION TIME; VAPOR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; VOLUME FLOW RATE;

ADSORPTION; AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING SYSTEMS; DESORPTION; EXTRACTION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MASS TRANSFER; PACKED BEDS; PIPE FLOW; REFRIGERATION; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

FLOW RATE;

EID: 67849094080     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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