Energy saving and economic competitiveness of solar desiccant cooling technology–A case study of the Moroccan Kingdom

A Bouchaala, O Merroun, Y Arkam, A Sakim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
As many countries in the world, Morocco is vulnerable to climate change having direct
impacts on its main economic sectors highly dependent on natural resources. This is …

Modeling occupant behavior's influence on the energy efficiency of solar domestic hot water systems

X Zhou, S Tian, J An, D Yan, L Zhang, J Yang - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar hot water (SHW) systems are widely used to save energy and reduce CO 2 emissions.
The domestic hot water (DHW) usage behavior of occupants has a significant influence on …

Membrane-based absorption cooling and heating: Development and perspectives

C Zhai, W Wu, A Coronas - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane-based absorption cycle is a novel technology to provide excellent heat and mass
transfer performance in the main components for the convenience of small-scale …

A novel air-conditioning system with cascading desiccant wheel and liquid desiccant dehumidifier for low-humidity industrial environments

B Guan, Z Ma, X Wang, X Liu, T Zhang - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous industrial workshops require low-humidity environments, including lithium battery
production, chip fabrication, some pharmaceutical manufacturing, etc. The desiccant wheel …

Simulation of a desiccant air-conditioning system integrated with dew-point indirect evaporative cooler for a school building

YE Güzelel, U Olmuş, O Büyükalaca - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a desiccant based air-conditioning system supported by a dew-point indirect
evaporative cooler, a direct evaporative cooler, two heat recovery units was investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Thermo-economic analysis, energy modeling and reconstructing of components of a single effect solar–absorption lithium bromide chiller for energy …

Y FathiAlmas, H Ghadamian, M Aminy… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research includes a thermodynamic analysis of a solar absorption chiller due to design
temperatures and pressures. Integration of solar energy and absorption chiller in low …

Performance analysis of desiccant dehumidifier with different channel geometry using CFD

KK Bhabhor, DB Jani - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional cooling systems based on vapor compression are ineffective in humid climates
due to their inability to remove moisture below the dew point of the conditioned air, which …

Heat and mass transfer model optimization and annual energy efficiency analysis for energy recovery indirect evaporative cooling

Q Liu, C Guo, Z Wu, Y You, Y Li - Building Simulation, 2022 - Springer
Indirect evaporative cooling (IEC) is a kind of high efficiency, energy-saving and
environmental protection cooling technology, which has been widely used in data centers …

Simulation study of a dual-cavity window with gravity-driven cooling mechanism

L Li, C Zhang, X Xu, J Yu, F Wang, W Gang, J Wang - Building Simulation, 2022 - Springer
Utilization of high temperature cooling sources or natural energy sources can potentially
contribute to improving energy efficiency in buildings. In this study, a dual-cavity window with …

Investigation on film break-up behavior and the Marangoni effect during non-isothermal liquid/gas falling film absorption

J Zhao, YU Songning, QI Ronghui, C Dong… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Investigating film rupture behavior is significant but remains challenging for non-isothermal
falling film absorption such as liquid desiccant dehumidification. This study captured and …