Abstract
Adiabatic step transient heat- and mass-transfer and pressure drop experimental data were obtained for a dehumidifier test matrix that contained microbead-silica-gel desiccant in a parallel-plate geometry. The data were analyzed and compared with the results of two other test dehumidifiers: a parallel-plate matrix using crushed silica gel, and a staggered, parallel-strip matrix using microbead silica gel. Based on findings, a dehumidifier using microbead silica-gel in a staggered, parallel-strip geometry can be made more compact than the other combinations.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages | 31-40 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| State | Published - 1987 |
| Event | Winter Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Boston, Massachusetts Duration: 13 Dec 1987 → 18 Dec 1987 |
Conference
| Conference | Winter Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
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| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Period | 13/12/87 → 18/12/87 |
NREL Publication Number
- ACNR/CP-252-10106
