Experimental performance of a liquid desiccant dehumidification system under tropical climates

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2461-2466

  Jain, Sanjeev ^a   Tripathi, Sagun ^a   Das, Rajat Subhra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium chloride; Dehumidification; Liquid desiccant systems; Lithium chloride; Regeneration; Solar cooling

Indexed keywords

DEHUMIDIFICATION; LIQUID DESICCANT SYSTEMS; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; REGENERATION; SOLAR COOLING;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY POLICY; HUMIDITY CONTROL; LIQUIDS; LITHIUM; MASS TRANSFER; PACKED BEDS; REGENERATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SORPTION; TECHNOLOGY; TOWERS; WATER;

DRIERS (MATERIALS);

EID: 79953176597     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.12.052     Document Type: Article

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