Experimental comparison and analysis on silica gel and polymer coated fin-tube heat exchangers

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2893-2900

  Ge, T S ^a   Dai, Y J ^a   Wang, R Z ^a   Peng, Z Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Desiccant coating; Heat exchanger; Moisture removal; Thermal COP

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS; COATED MATERIALS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT EXCHANGERS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MOISTURE; POLYMERS; SILICA; SILICA GEL;

ADSORPTION HEATS; COATED HEAT EXCHANGER; DEHUMIDIFICATION PERFORMANCE; DESICCANT COATING; DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FIN-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT EXCHANGING; HYGROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; INLET AIR TEMPERATURES; MOISTURE REMOVAL; POLYMER MATERIALS; REGENERATION TEMPERATURE; SENSIBLE HEAT; SIDE EFFECT; THERMAL COEFFICIENTS; THERMAL COP;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

ADSORPTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEL; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY; HYGROSCOPICITY; LATENT HEAT FLUX; POLYMER; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SILICA;

EID: 77956774905     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.03.020     Document Type: Article

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