Investigation of the effect of ambient conditions on the performance of solid desiccant cooling cycles
The operation of desiccant air-conditioning systems is characterised by processes implemented to the moist air of the environment; it is, thus, expected to be affected by ambient conditions. The present work aims at quantifying this influence on the basis of an easy-to-implement, steady-state model...
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| author | G. Panaras E. Mathioulakis V. Belessiotis |
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| description | The operation of desiccant air-conditioning systems is characterised by processes implemented to the moist air of the environment; it is, thus, expected to be affected by ambient conditions. The present work aims at quantifying this influence on the basis of an easy-to-implement, steady-state model of the system, presenting an efficiency factors approach, which has been experimentally validated. The analysis examines the behaviour of the ventilation and the recirculation cycles, which constitute the marginal cases regarding the achieved values of the outside air fraction, given the ambient conditions, the desired regeneration temperature and the efficiency of the involved components. The fact of a desiccant cycle undergoing a set of changing ambient conditions by its actual operation is also considered in the analysis. The results provide useful information for the selection of the optimum configuration to the designer of a desiccant air-conditioning system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2a116e3e0f047f4a890abd51e0e5d322023-09-20T10:33:45ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Sustainable Energy1478-64511478-646X2018-01-01371678010.1080/14786451.2016.11770511177051Investigation of the effect of ambient conditions on the performance of solid desiccant cooling cyclesG. Panaras0E. Mathioulakis1V. Belessiotis2University of Western MacedoniaNCSR ‘DEMOKRITOS’NCSR ‘DEMOKRITOS’The operation of desiccant air-conditioning systems is characterised by processes implemented to the moist air of the environment; it is, thus, expected to be affected by ambient conditions. The present work aims at quantifying this influence on the basis of an easy-to-implement, steady-state model of the system, presenting an efficiency factors approach, which has been experimentally validated. The analysis examines the behaviour of the ventilation and the recirculation cycles, which constitute the marginal cases regarding the achieved values of the outside air fraction, given the ambient conditions, the desired regeneration temperature and the efficiency of the involved components. The fact of a desiccant cycle undergoing a set of changing ambient conditions by its actual operation is also considered in the analysis. The results provide useful information for the selection of the optimum configuration to the designer of a desiccant air-conditioning system.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2016.1177051solid desiccantsdesiccant cyclessolar air-conditioning |
| spellingShingle | G. Panaras E. Mathioulakis V. Belessiotis Investigation of the effect of ambient conditions on the performance of solid desiccant cooling cycles International Journal of Sustainable Energy solid desiccants desiccant cycles solar air-conditioning |
| title | Investigation of the effect of ambient conditions on the performance of solid desiccant cooling cycles |
| title_full | Investigation of the effect of ambient conditions on the performance of solid desiccant cooling cycles |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the effect of ambient conditions on the performance of solid desiccant cooling cycles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the effect of ambient conditions on the performance of solid desiccant cooling cycles |
| title_short | Investigation of the effect of ambient conditions on the performance of solid desiccant cooling cycles |
| title_sort | investigation of the effect of ambient conditions on the performance of solid desiccant cooling cycles |
| topic | solid desiccants desiccant cycles solar air-conditioning |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2016.1177051 |
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