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Analysis of heat and mass transfer between a desiccant-air system in a packed tower

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OSTI ID:5704596
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Heat and mass transfer analysis between a desiccant-air contact system in a packed tower has been studied in application to air dehumidification employing liquid desiccant, namely calcium chloride. Ceramic 2'' Raschig rings are used as the packing material. To predict the tower performance, a steady state model which considers the heat and mass transfer resistances of the gas phase and the mass transfer resistance of the liquid phase is developed. The governing equations are solved on a digital computer to simulate the performance of the tower. The various parameters such as the effect of liquid concentration and temperature, air temperature and humidity and the rates of flow of air and liquid affecting the tower performance have been discussed.
OSTI ID:
5704596
Report Number(s):
CONF-851125-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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ABSTRACTS
AIR
AIR FLOW
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM CHLORIDES
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM HALIDES
CERAMICS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
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DEHUMIDIFIERS
DESICCANTS
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUATIONS
FLOW RATE
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
GAS FLOW
GASES
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HEAT TRANSFER
HUMIDITY
LEADING ABSTRACT
LIQUID FLOW
MASS TRANSFER
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEETINGS
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RINGS
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TESTING
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES