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Performance of a cross-cooled desiccant dehumidifier prototype

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5352120
The cross-cooled dehumidifier prototype was constructed in the form of a cube with a side dimension of 0.6 m. The cross-cooling was achieved by passing air through rectangular channels perpendicular to process channels which are lined with desiccant sheets consisting of 9..mu..m Syloid 63/sup TM/ silica gel held in a Teflon web. The process for the manufacture of the silica gel sheets was developed at the Illinois Institute of Technology. The dehumidifier prototype was installed in a test system that simulated the performance of a cross-cooled desiccant cooling system and monitored the performance of the prototype. The dehumidifier prototype was operated over a wide range of operating conditions which would be typically encountered in the field installation of such a system. Variables measured were the moisture cycled, cooling capacity, total cooling capacity and coefficient of performance.
Research Organization:
Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-77CS31589
OSTI ID:
5352120
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS/31589-T9; DES-81-1; ON: DE82003366
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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