In the solid desiccant wheel air-conditioning system, the performance of the desiccant wheel
is critical to the capability, size and cost of the whole system. Constructing mathematical …

A study of the energy requirements for conditioning ventilation air and the yearly
performance of a membrane-based energy recovery ventilator (MERV) in Hong Kong is …

Effectiveness correlations are presented which allow the designer to predict the sensible,
latent and total effectiveness of energy wheels when the operating conditions are known …

A new dimensionless formulation, that locally accounts for heat conduction and mass
diffusion in solid sorbent materials occurring in either enthalpy exchangers or desiccant …

The central thrust of this research was to develop practical enthalpy wheel effectiveness
correlations useful for enthalpy wheel integrated systems design and analysis. In this …

An analysis of a two-dimensional cross-flow heat and mass regenerator with conductive
heat transfer is presented. The adsorbent is a regular density silica gel. Non-switched and …

A numerical model for coupled heat and moisture transfer with sorption, condensation, and
frosting in rotary energy exchangers is presented and validated with experimental data. The …

Fixed-bed regenerators (FBRs) are energy recovery exchangers that can significantly
reduce the energy required to condition outdoor ventilation air in HVAC systems. FBRs have …

An analytical model is presented for predicting the effectiveness of rotating air-to-air energy
wheels using only the characteristics measured on the same non-rotating wheels exposed …

This research analyzes the effect of axial heat conduction and mass diffusion on the
performance of a solid desiccant wheel. A one-dimensional transient heat and mass transfer …