Overview of Development Programs in Solar Desiccant Cooling for Residential Buildings

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5986954· OSTI ID:5986954

Shelpuk, Benjamin C.; Hooker, Douglas W.

An overview is provided of the ongoing work in desiccant cooling under the national solar heating and cooling research program. 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 solar 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.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 5986954
• Report Number(s): SERI/TP-34-187
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
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BUILDINGS
COST
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desiccant cooling
DESICCANTS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
LIFE-CYCLE COST
OPEN-CYCLE SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
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solar heating
SORPTION