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Title: Development and Analysis of Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative Air Conditioner Prototype

Abstract

This report documents the design of a desiccant enhanced evaporative air conditioner (DEVAP AC) prototype and the testing to prove its performance. Previous numerical modeling and building energy simulations indicate a DEVAP AC can save significant energy compared to a conventional vapor compression AC (Kozubal et al. 2011). The purposes of this research were to build DEVAP prototypes, test themto validate the numerical model, and identify potential commercialization barriers.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1043778
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-5500-54755
TRN: US201214%%174
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; AIR CONDITIONERS; COMMERCIALIZATION; COMPRESSION; DESICCANTS; DESIGN; PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION; TESTING; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; desiccant enhanced evaporative (DEVAP) air conditioning; prototype; building energy simulations; vapor compression air conditioner

Citation Formats

Kozubal, Eric, Woods, Jason, and Judkoff, Ron. Development and Analysis of Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative Air Conditioner Prototype. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.2172/1043778.
Kozubal, Eric, Woods, Jason, & Judkoff, Ron. Development and Analysis of Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative Air Conditioner Prototype. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1043778
Kozubal, Eric, Woods, Jason, and Judkoff, Ron. 2012. "Development and Analysis of Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative Air Conditioner Prototype". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1043778. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1043778.
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author = {Kozubal, Eric and Woods, Jason and Judkoff, Ron},
abstractNote = {This report documents the design of a desiccant enhanced evaporative air conditioner (DEVAP AC) prototype and the testing to prove its performance. Previous numerical modeling and building energy simulations indicate a DEVAP AC can save significant energy compared to a conventional vapor compression AC (Kozubal et al. 2011). The purposes of this research were to build DEVAP prototypes, test themto validate the numerical model, and identify potential commercialization barriers.},
doi = {10.2172/1043778},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
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