Abstract
Hybrid Liquid Desiccant systems (HLDS) combine the liquid desiccant technology for dehumidification of air with conventional compression cycle technology for cooling. They are an alternative to conventional compression cooling systems, being more efficient and offering the possibility of independently control temperature and humidity. In this paper the design and operation of a HLDS is presented, for the air conditioning of a high latent load application with high ambient humidity levels. An analysis of the daily evolution of the performance of the system under different environmental conditions has been included. The innovative demonstration unit placed in Taiwan, in continuous operation since November 2015, achieved Energy efficiency Ratios (EER) up to 4.6.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 41-49 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Refrigeration |
| Volume | 105 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2019 |
Keywords
- Liquid desiccant system
- HVAC
- Falling-film
- Experimental performance
Project and Funding Information
- Project ID
- info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/314701/EU/An Energy Efficient Air Conditioning systems with Temperature and Humidity independent controls based on the combination of a Liquid Desiccants Cycle with an adapted conventional air cooling system/NANOCOOL
- Funding Info
- The authors would like to thank the support of the project “nanoCOOL” funded by_x000D_ the Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013, Project No. 314701.
