Experimental investigation on the heat and mass transfer between air and liquid desiccant in a cross-flow dehumidifier

Renewable Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-123

  Gao, W Z ^a   Liu, J H ^b   Cheng, Y P ^c   Zhang, X L ^a  

^a SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cross flow; Dehumidifier; Efficiency; Experiment; Heat and mass transfer

Indexed keywords

AIR INLET; CORE COMPONENTS; CROSS FLOWS; DEHUMIDIFIER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; LIQUID DESICCANT; LIQUID DESICCANT AIR-CONDITIONING; OUTLET PARAMETERS; PACKING STRUCTURE; PRESSURE LOSS; REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; STRUCTURED PACKINGS;

DRIERS (MATERIALS); EFFICIENCY; ENTHALPY; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE;

HUMIDITY CONTROL;

AIR CONDITIONING; DESICCATION; ENTHALPY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE CONTENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE;

EID: 79961128619     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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