Title

A feasibility study of a solar desiccant air-conditioning system - Part I: Psychrometrics and analysis of the conditioned zone

Keywords

Air conditioning; Desiccants; Psychrometrics; Solar energy simulation

Abstract

A desiccant dehumidifier in conjunction with evaporative coolers can reduce air conditioning operating costs signifi-cantly since the energy required to power a desiccant cooling system is small and the source of this required energy (solar, waste heat, natural gas) can be diverse. Such a solid desiccant cooling system with a backup vapour compression system is simulated and the performance of the system is evaluated to study its feasibility in four cities in the United States. This paper describes the relevant psychrometric calculations and analyses of the conditioned zone required for simulating the transient performance of the system. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Publication Title

International Journal of Energy Research

Volume

23

Issue

1

Number of Pages

7-21

Document Type

Article

Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199901)23:1<7::AID-ER439>3.0.CO;2-U

Socpus ID

0032778092 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0032778092

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