Dynamic performance assessment of a micro-trigeneration system with a desiccant-based air handling unit in Southern Italy climatic conditions

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 188-201

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air handling unit; Desiccant cooling; Dynamic simulation; Energy; Microcogenerator; Thermo economic analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; DIGITAL STORAGE; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; HEATING; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

AIR HANDLING UNITS; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; DESICCANT COOLING; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ENERGY; MICROCOGENERATOR; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SILICA GEL DESICCANT WHEELS;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 84894028473     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.01.028     Document Type: Article

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