Overview of development programs in solar desiccant cooling for residential buildings

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · ASHRAE Trans.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5286534

Shelpuk, B C; Hooker, D W

An overview of the ongoing work in desiccant cooling under the national solar heating and cooling research program is presented. Open cycle adsorption and absorption systems are examined. The different dehumidifier bed configurations are the distinguishing features of these systems. The basic operating principles of each dehumidifier concept are explained along with some discussion of their comparative features. Performance predictions developed by SERI for a solar desiccant system employing an axial-flow desiccant wheel dehumidifier are presented. In terms of life-cycle cost and displaced fossil-fuel energy, the results indicate that it should be beneficial to use solar desiccant coolers in residential applications. Although no prototype testing of any of these concepts is currently underway, test results are expected and will be reported within one year.

• OSTI ID: 5286534
• Journal Information: ASHRAE Trans.; (United States), Journal Name: ASHRAE Trans.; (United States) Vol. 85:2; ISSN ASHTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR CONDITIONERS
AIR CONDITIONING
BUILDINGS
COST
DEHUMIDIFIERS
DESICCANTS
EQUIPMENT
LIFE-CYCLE COST
RANKINE CYCLE
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TESTING
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES