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Development of solid desiccant dehumidification using electro-osmosis regeneration method for HVAC application

Li, Bo, Lin, Q.Y., Yan, Y.Y. (2012) Development of solid desiccant dehumidification using electro-osmosis regeneration method for HVAC application. Building and Environment, 48 . pp. 128-134. ISSN 0360-1323. (doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.09.008) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:87903)

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.09.008

Abstract

In this paper a novel method of electro-osmosis (EO) based regeneration for solid desiccant is reported, and the potential of the method for application in HVAC particularly for dehumidification process in air conditioning system is discussed. The results of the measurement of water removal rate inside solid desiccant array show that the mass flow rate of EO driven mass flow is achievable at 0.953 g m2 s−1 with 20 V DC voltage on the installed electrodes. By comparing the theoretical and experimental results, the current limitations of theory and experimental apparatus were explored. The experimental results show that the energy consumption in EO integrated air conditioning system is averagely 23.3% lower than the conventional air conditioning system in respect of the different configurations in air handling process. In the case study, among the three potential locations for EO device, the position in Point C is the best choice with an ideal COP of 12.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.09.008
Uncontrolled keywords: Solid desiccant dehumidification; Electro-osmosis; HVAC; Microporous media Latent heat recovery
Subjects: T Technology > TH Building construction
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > Control engineering
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Amy Boaler
Date Deposited: 04 May 2021 14:40 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:27 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/87903 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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