Combination of air-source heat pumps with liquid desiccant dehumidification of air

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-116

  Zhang, Li ^a   Hihara, Eiji ^b   Saikawa, Michiyuki ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air source; Frost; Heat pump; Liquid desiccant

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SOURCE; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COOLING LOAD; DEHUMIDIFIED AIR; DEW POINTS; ELECTRIC HEATER; FROST; HEAT PUMP; HEAT PUMPS; HEATING LOAD; HUMIDITY RATIO; LIQUID DESICCANT; LIQUID DESICCANT SYSTEM; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; OPERATION MODE; OPTIMUM VALUE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES;

AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); HUMIDITY CONTROL; LITHIUM;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84862788084     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.12.023     Document Type: Article

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