Experimental and theoretical investigations on the cyclic operation of TSA cycle for air dehumidification using packed beds of silica gel particles

Energy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-24

  Ramzy, Ahmed K ^a   Kadoli, Ravikiran ^b   Ashok Babu, T P ^b  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Cyclic operation; Dehumidification; Desorption; Packed bed; Silica gel

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COOLING SYSTEMS; DESORPTION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); HUMIDITY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILICA GEL;

ADSORPTION AND DESORPTIONS; CYCLIC OPERATION; DEHUMIDIFICATION; DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEMS; REGENERATION TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THERMAL SWING ADSORPTION; VAPOR COMPRESSION COOLING;

PACKED BEDS;

ADSORPTION; COOLING; DESORPTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMIDITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SILICA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84879004413     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.03.048     Document Type: Article

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