Development of solid desiccant dehumidification using electro-osmosis regeneration method for HVAC application

Building and Environment

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-134

  Li, B ^a   Lin, Q Y ^a   Yan, Y Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electro osmosis; HVAC; Microporous media Latent heat recovery; Solid desiccant dehumidification

Indexed keywords

AIR HANDLING; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; BEST CHOICE; CONVENTIONAL AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; CURRENT LIMITATION; DC VOLTAGE; DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; HVAC; HVAC APPLICATIONS; MASS FLOW; MASS FLOW RATE; MICROPOROUS MEDIA; NOVEL METHODS; WATER REMOVAL;

DRIERS (MATERIALS); ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOW RATE; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MASS TRANSFER; WASTE HEAT;

AIR CONDITIONING;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESICCATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR; LATENT HEAT FLUX; OSMOSIS; POROUS MEDIUM; THEORETICAL STUDY; VENTILATION;

EID: 80053176290     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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