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Experimental evaluation of commercial desiccant dehumidifier wheels

Conference ·
OSTI ID:392736
;  [1];  [2]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Mountain Energy Partnership, Boulder, CO (United States)
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is currently characterizing the state-of-the-art in desiccant dehumidifiers, the key component of desiccant cooling systems. The data are being obtained in our HVAC Equipment Test Facility in accordance with the proposed ASHRAE test standard. The experimental data will provide industry and end users with independent performance evaluation and the United States Department of Energy and NREL with the information necessary to assess advances in the energy savings potential of the technology. This paper proposes several figures of merit for evaluating performance. The results of these tests indicate that dehumidification capacity performance parameters can be correlated to process inlet air relative humidity.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-83CH10093;
OSTI ID:
392736
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP--471-21167; CONF-960988--3; ON: DE96013096
Resource Type:
Conference paper/presentation
Conference Information:
International absorption heat pump conference, Montreal (Canada), 17-20 Sep 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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