Liquid desiccant materials and dehumidifiers–A review

MM Rafique, P Gandhidasan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
It is important to decrease the energy cost of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems without compromising indoor air quality and comfort conditions due to the rising …

A comprehensive review of liquid desiccant air conditioning system

A Gurubalan, MP Maiya, PJ Geoghegan - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Air conditioning (AC) systems demand a significant portion of the total energy consumed by
the building sector. Conventional AC based on vapor compression refrigeration (VCR) is …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in liquid desiccant dehumidification and air-conditioning: A review

X Chen, S Riffat, H Bai, X Zheng, D Reay - Energy and Built Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a literature review on the recent research progress in liquid desiccant
dehumidification and air conditioning systems. The physical features of various liquid …

Heat and mass transfer model of cross flow liquid desiccant air dehumidifier/regenerator

XH Liu, Y Jiang, KY Qu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2007 - Elsevier
A theoretical model is developed to simulate the heat and mass transfer processes in a
cross flow dehumidifier/regenerator using liquid desiccant. The model depends on NTU as …

Experimental analysis of mass transfer in adiabatic structured packing dehumidifier/regenerator with liquid desiccant

L Zhang, E Hihara, F Matsuoka, C Dang - International Journal of Heat and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Mass-transfer characteristics of a structured packing dehumidifier/regenerator were studied
using a lithium chloride solution as the desiccant. Experiments included air dehumidification …

A review of the mathematical models for predicting the heat and mass transfer process in the liquid desiccant dehumidifier

Y Luo, H Yang, L Lu, R Qi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The paper aims to overview various mathematical models for modeling the simultaneous
heat and mass transfer process in the liquid desiccant dehumidifier. Firstly, the …

Model validation and case study on internally cooled/heated dehumidifier/regenerator of liquid desiccant systems

Y Yin, X Zhang, D Peng, X Li - International journal of thermal sciences, 2009 - Elsevier
Traditional dehumidifiers and regenerators of liquid desiccant systems often use packed
columns supporting adiabatic heat and mass transfer between air and liquid desiccant. As …

Mass transfer enhancement of falling film liquid desiccant dehumidification by micro-baffle plates

H Lu, L Lu, X Gao - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
Mass transfer enhancement of falling film liquid desiccant dehumidifier (LDD) is of
significance for efficiency improvement of liquid desiccant air-conditioning (LDAC). This …

Air dehumidification by triethylene glycol desiccant in a packed column

YH Zurigat, MK Abu-Arabi, SA Abdul-Wahab - Energy Conversion and …, 2004 - Elsevier
The performance of an air dehumidifier using triethylene glycol (TEG) as desiccant under hot
and humid conditions was investigated. The performance of the dehumidifier was evaluated …

Predictions of moisture removal rate and dehumidification effectiveness for structured liquid desiccant air dehumidifier

SA Abdul-Wahab, YH Zurigat, MK Abu-Arabi - Energy, 2004 - Elsevier
In hot and humid climates such as in the Sultanate of Oman, the humidity puts extra load on
the electric vapor-compression air conditioning (VAC) systems. Liquid and solid desiccants …