Li, Bo, Yan, Y. Y. (2011) Solid desiccant dehumidification techniques inspired from natural electroosmosis phenomena. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 8 (1). pp. 90-97. ISSN 1672-6529. (doi:10.1016/S1672-6529(11)60012-7) (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:87904)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1672-6529%2811%2960012-7 |
Abstract
Electroosmosis has been shown to be an effective means of different applications in various fields such as Mi- cro-Electro-Mechanical systems (MEMS) and biomimetics applications. This paper aims to prove the concept that the elec- troosmosis phenomena can also be cooperated into larger scale applications in the building service industry like dehumidifica- tion or damping proof. The electroosmotic flow inside a porous medium is validated experimentally to further understand the dehumidification mechanism of combined techniques. An experimental test validates that the condensation from the porous medium can be obtained by electroosmotic force generated by external electric field, especially for specific desiccant powders like zeolite and diatomaceous earth. With a range of volts from 5 V to 20 V applying between the testing plates, the maximum flow rate through the cross section in the testing plate achieved during the peak period is 1.35 μL⊙min−1. These promising phenomena can act as an alternative way for energy choice in dehumidification industrial field. Further researches on new regeneration methods for solid desiccant dehumidification are required to make the system simple, energy-saving and suitable for small air conditioning units.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/S1672-6529(11)60012-7 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | biomimetics; electroosmotic flow; solid desiccant dehumidification |
Subjects: | 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 14:44 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:27 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/87904 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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