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Effect of Desiccant and Channel Geometries on the Performance of Desiccant Rotor  

Chung, Jae-Dong (Mechanical Engineering, Sejong University)
Lee, Dae-Young (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
Yoon, Seok-Mann (District Heating Technology Research Institute, Korea District Heating Corporation)
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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.19, no.8, 2007 , pp. 569-576 More about this Journal
Abstract
The desiccant rotor is the most essential component of desiccant cooling system, but one of its drawbacks to spread out is rotor size. To reduce the size of rotor the analysis of rotor performance is crucial. Systematic examination on the effect of desiccant and channel geometries has been conducted based on the numerical program previously developed. Considered parameters related to channel geometries are channel shape and cross section area of channel, and parameters related to desiccant are mass fraction, heat capacity, density, maximum water uptake and separation factor of isotherm. Considerable reduction of rotor size is expected by adjusting the parameters.
Keywords
Desiccant rotor; Desiccant cooling; Dehumidification; Regeneration; Desiccant;
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