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http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2014.26.1.042

Numerical Study on the Humidification Efficiency of Humidifying Module Shapes of the Evaporative Humidifier  

Kim, H.K. (Department of Environmental Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Ohm, T.I. (Department of Environmental Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Moon, S.H. (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Yoon, H.K. (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Bang, K.Y. (AHTech)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.26, no.1, 2014 , pp. 42-47 More about this Journal
Abstract
Adequate relative humidity is needed in the common living space, for human health, and industrial space, for maintenance and efficiency. Evaporative humidifier systems generally have slow response tendencies of air loads, but relatively low initial investment and maintenance costs. Humidification efficiency in the evaporative humidifier is dependent mostly on the shapes and arrays of humidifying modules. So, we tried to apply the computational fluid dynamics to the evaporative humidifier systems, and studied the humidification efficiency of evaporative humidifiers, through the outlet air conditions.
Keywords
Evaporative humidifier; Eulerian wall films; Relative humidity; Phase change; Humidifying modules; Water film; Computational fluid dynamics;
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