• 설비공학논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2012

An effectiveness model has been developed from the approximate analytical solution of a rotary desiccant wheel. The resulting equations clearly show that the maximum air temperature and humidity differences are two independent driving forces commonly acting in the heat and mass transfer processes. Comparison with the numerical model from the preceeding study revealed that the effectiveness model could make realistic predictions roughly with 10% uncertainty. The model may be useful for the rough design and analysis of desiccant evaporative cooling systems.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.821-827
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• 2011

A simple analytical model has been developed from the approximate solution of the governing equations for desiccant wheels. The model has been compared with a numerical twodimensional transient model and found capable of making realistic prediction. The analytical model will be further developed to provide simple effectiveness correlations which can be useful for the rough design or long-term simulation of the desiccant wheels in DEC systems.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2013

The absence of a simple and general analytical model has been a problem in the design and analysis of desiccant-assisted air-conditioning systems. In this study, such an analytical model has been developed based on the approximate integral solution of the coupled transient ordinary differential equations for the heat and mass transfer processes in a desiccant wheel. It turned out that the initial conditions should be determined by the solution of four linear algebraic equations including the heat and mass transfer equations for the air flow as well as the energy and mass conservation equations for the desiccant bed. It is also shown that time-averaged exit air temperature and humidity relations could be given in terms of the heat and mass transfer effectiveness.