Modeling and simulation of heat and enthalpy recovery wheels

Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2063-2068

  Nobrega C E L ^a   Brum, N C L ^a,b  

^a CEFET Rio   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Enthalpy recovery; Silica gel

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTHALPY; GELS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILICA; THERMAL LOAD; THERMOANALYSIS; WHEELS;

ADSORPTION ENTHALPIES; AIR SUPPLY; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ENTHALPY RECOVERY; ENTHALPY WHEEL; FRESH AIR; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEAT WHEELS; HVAC SYSTEM; HYGROSCOPIC MATERIALS; MODELING AND SIMULATION; THERMAL UNITS;

VEHICLES;

ADSORPTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENTHALPY; HEAT PRODUCTION; HYGROSCOPICITY; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SILICA;

EID: 77949657435     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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