Abstract
The system in this article was operated for electric heating and thermal storage, thermal storage and desiccant cooling, three days of controlled system operation, and a one-day actual outdoor air conditions operation. Results show that almost 9 h of electric heating is needed to store sufficient thermal energy and that same thermal stored energy is barely enough to support the desiccant cooling operation for only 7 h. It is also shown that excess thermal energy in the tank from the previous day's operation cannot support the early-hour desiccant cooling the following day.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 59-87 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Journal | Experimental Heat Transfer |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Jan |
Keywords
- desiccant dehumidification
- electric energy
- evaporative cooling
- heat exchanger
- solar energy
- thermal storage
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Instrumentation
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering