Journal
ENERGY
Volume 137, Issue -, Pages 441-448Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.02.169
Keywords
Dehumidifier; Adsorbent coated heat exchanger; Silica gel; Moisture removal capacity; Thermal coefficient performance
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- National Research Foundation of Singapore [R-265-000-466-281]
- Korean National Research Foundation [2014R1A2A1A01006421]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2014R1A2A1A01006421] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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This paper presents the evaluation of a solid desiccant dehumidifier equipped with adsorbent powder coated heat exchangers (PCHX). The main component of the solid desiccant dehumidifier includes two heat exchangers that are coated with silica gel RD type powders in order to increase water adsorption uptake by improving its heat and mass transfer. A series of experiment are conducted to evaluate two key performance indices, namely, moisture removal capacity (MRC) and thermal coefficient performance (COPth), under various hot and humid air conditions. Conventional granular adsorbent packed heat exchangers (GPHX) are employed to benchmark the performance of the adsorbent coated heat exchanger (PCHX). Results reveal that the PCHX exhibits higher uptake performance due to better heat and mass transfer. It is found that the moisture removal capacity increases from 7.4 g/kg to 11.0 g/kg with air flow rates of 35 1
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