Effect of rotational speed on the performances of a desiccant wheel

Applied Energy

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 268-275

  Angrisani, Giovanni ^a   Roselli, Carlo ^a   Sasso, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Desiccant wheel; Experimental analysis; Performance parameters; Rotational speed

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ENERGY CONVERSION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; SILICA GEL; VAPORS; VELOCITY; WHEELS;

ADSORBENT MATERIALS; AIR FLOW-RATE; AIR INLET TEMPERATURE; AIR TEMPERATURE; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COOLING DEVICES; COOLING LOAD; CRUCIAL PARAMETERS; DEHUMIDIFICATION PERFORMANCE; DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM; DESICCANT WHEELS; ELECTRICAL LOAD; ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY RATIO; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GAS COOLING; HIGH HUMIDITY; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; REGENERATION TEMPERATURE; ROTATIONAL SPEED; ROTATIONAL VELOCITY; SMALL SCALE; TRIGENERATION SYSTEMS; VAPOR COMPRESSION; WARM SEASONS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

DECENTRALIZATION; HUMIDITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84870927930     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.10.051     Document Type: Article

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