Performance analysis of a two-stage desiccant cooling system

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 1562-1574

  Tu, Rang ^a   Liu, Xiao Hua ^a   Jiang, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dehumidification; Desiccant wheel; Heat pump; Multi stage; Performance

Indexed keywords

COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HUMIDITY CONTROL;

DEHUMIDIFICATION; DESICCANT WHEELS; HEAT PUMPS; MULTI-STAGE; PERFORMANCE;

DRIERS (MATERIALS);

COOLING; DESICCATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84885083861     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.016     Document Type: Article

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