Limiting performance mechanisms in desiccant wheel dehumidification

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-28

  Goldsworthy, M ^a   White, S D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Dehumidification; Desiccant wheel; Isotherm

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTIC; AIR DEHUMIDIFICATION; ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; DEHUMIDIFICATION; DESICCANT COOLING; DESICCANT WHEELS; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; EXOTHERMIC ADSORPTION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FACE VELOCITY; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEAT OF ADSORPTION; INLET CONDITIONS; LIMITING PERFORMANCE; LOW TEMPERATURES; MOISTURE CAPACITY; MOISTURE DIFFUSION; OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS; PROCESS CONDITION; REGENERATION TEMPERATURE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGE; ROTARY DESICCANT WHEEL;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; COOLING SYSTEMS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; ISOTHERMS; MOISTURE; SPECIFIC HEAT; WHEELS;

DRIERS (MATERIALS);

EID: 84860810915     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.03.046     Document Type: Article

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