A steady-state simulation of an advanced desiccant-enhanced cooling and dehumidification system
- Univ. of Turabo, Gurabo (Puerto Rico). School of Engineering
- Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Simulations were performed on a new desiccant-assisted cooling and dehumidification system called desiccant enhanced cooling and dehumidification (DECD). The DECD system uses heat and mass transfer in a manner similar to the way in which a heat pipe system uses heat transfer to enhance the latent capabilities of a conventional cooling coil. The results of the simulations established the technical feasibility of the DECD concept. The sensible heat ratio of the DECD system decreases with increasing wheel rotational speed. This investigation indicated that the DECD system offers a smaller capacity degradation at a given system sensible heat ratio than a heat pipe system, currently a favored method of latent load control.
- OSTI ID:
- 33259
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9406105-; TRN: IM9518%%80
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1994 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) annual meeting, Orlando, FL (United States), 25-29 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of ASHRAE transactions 1994: Technical and symposium papers. Volume 100, Part 2; PB: 1372 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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