Performance assessment of radiant cooling system integrated with desiccant assisted DOAS with solar regeneration
- Malaviya National Inst. of Technology, Jaipur (India)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
The Radiant cooling system integrated with Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DOAS) is a viable substitution for conventional all air system in order to reduce primary energy consumption, as it decouples the cooling and ventilation task. In DOAS major portion of energy is consumed in cooling coil where it dehumidifies the process supply air. This study describes an alternate solution for dehumidification, with the substitution of the desiccant wheel with solar regeneration in place of a chilled water coil based dehumidifier. In this paper, simulations were carried out using EnergyPlus on a reference medium office building to investigate the contribution of solar energy towards the total energy consumption of desiccant assisted DOAS with radiant cooling system. To evaluate the system performance and energy saving potential, desiccant based DOAS is compared with cooling coil assisted DOAS integrated with Radiant cooling system. Simulations were carried out for different solar collector area to evaluate primary energy savings. Results indicate that from 7.4 % to 28.6 % energy saving (according to different collector area) can be achieved due to the solar regeneration in desiccant assisted DOAS, the impact of different solar collector area on potential of energy savings is also described.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1376508
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1495884
- Journal Information:
- Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 124, Issue C; ISSN 1359-4311
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Web of Science
Energy Saving Potential of an Air-Conditioning System with Desiccant and Solar Assisted Ventilation
|
book | January 2020 |
Comparative assessment of different air‐conditioning systems for nearly/net zero‐energy buildings
|
journal | April 2020 |
Similar Records
Energy and economic performance analysis of an open cycle solar desiccant dehumidification air-conditioning system for application in Hong Kong
Energy and economic assessment of desiccant cooling systems coupled with single glazed air and hybrid PV/thermal solar collectors for applications in hot and humid climate