Experimental performance of indirect air-liquid membrane contactors for liquid desiccant cooling systems

Energy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 319-325

  Das, Rajat Subhra ^a   Jain, Sanjeev ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Carry over; Dehumidification; Liquid desiccant systems; Lithium chloride; Membrane contactor; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LITHIUM; MEMBRANES; POLYPROPYLENES; VAPORS;

CARRY OVER; DEHUMIDIFICATION; LIQUID DESICCANT SYSTEM; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MEMBRANE CONTACTOR;

LIQUIDS;

ALKENE; CHLORIDE; COOLING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESICCATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMIFICATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84880701796     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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