Psychometric technoeconomic assessment and parametric studies of vapour-compression and solid-liquid desiccant hybrid solar space conditioning systems.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The paper presents some studies on the systems. Desiccants are used to bring the humidity within the comfort range by partially converting the latent heat load into sensible heat load and then meeting this load with conventional V-C cycle. In both the options of hybrid systems consisting of V-C and solid-liquid desiccant cycles, heat rejected from the condenser of the V-C cycle is used to regenerate the desiccants to improve the COP of the systems. A thermodynamic assessment and technoeconomic feasibility study of hybrid V-C and solid-liquid desiccant solar air-conditioning systems have been presented. It is found that a hybrid system with desiccant cycle is more promising under high latent heat load and higher ambient humidity conditions and significant energy saving can be achieved over standard V-C cooling systems.

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Original title: Psychometric technoeconomic assessment and parametric studies of vapour-compression and solid-liquid desiccant hybrid solar space conditioning systems.
Record ID : 1992-3035
Languages: English
Subject: General information
Source: Heat Recov. Syst. CHP - vol. 11 - n. 6
Publication date: 1991

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Themes: General information on energy
Keywords: Economy; Dehumidification; Refrigerating plant; Solar energy; COP; Thermal comfort; Air conditioning