Development of a solar desiccant dehumidifier. Volume 1. Summary. Volume 2. Detailed technical information. Technical progress report

Technical Report · Fri Mar 31 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5624063· OSTI ID:5624063

Gunderson, M. E.; Hwang, K. C.; Railing, S. M.

Research and development work aimed at the development of a solar desiccant dehumidifier is described in detail. The system features a rotary bed of granular silica gel and a rotary regenerator. The dehumidifier can be used for air conditioning through adiabatic saturation of the process airstream. Detailed technical information is presented in the appendices: (A) management, (B) review of the literature: state-of-the-art survey and SERI meeting, (C) review of the literature: adsorbent survey, (D) design requirements and evaluation criteria, (E) design requirements and evaluation criteria, single-family house model, (F) design requirements and evaluation criteria, economic model, (G) design requirements and evaluation criteria: conventional system models for comparison, (H) candidate cooling subsystems, (I) subsystem computer model, (J) subsystem performance map, and (K) subsystem preliminary design. (WHK)

• Research Organization: AiResearch Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EG-77-C-03-1591
• OSTI ID: 5624063
• Report Number(s): SAN-1591-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
ADSORBENTS
ADSORPTION
AIR CONDITIONERS
AIR CONDITIONING
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
COOLING SYSTEMS
DEHUMIDIFIERS
DESICCANTS
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
HOUSES
MANAGEMENT
MAPS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MATRIX MATERIALS
PERFORMANCE
REACTOR MATERIALS
REGENERATORS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
REVIEWS
SILICA GEL
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SORPTION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT