期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：6
页码：13522
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：A desiccant is a solid or liquid which dries air by attracting water molecules onto the desiccant surface.The dry air is then cooled by direct or indirect evaporation and sent to the air conditioned space. After the desiccantbecomes saturated, it is heated to release the moisture it attracted from the air. This is called "reactivating" thedesiccant. In traditional A/C system which is based on Vapour Compression Refrigeration (VCRs), the air is cooled upto its Dew Point Temperature ( DPT), for dehumidifying it and it is heated up to required temperature. But in Desiccantbased hybrid A/C system, the air is passed through desiccant material where it dehumidifies the air by absorbingmoisture from air and then air is cooled up to required temperature. By incorporating desiccant dehumidification withtraditional VCR system, it reduces the energy cost which is required in traditional VCR system to cool the air up to itsDew Point Temperature (DPT), for dehumidifying it. The latent load can be reduced by desiccant material. This studyaims to evaluate energy performance for the given test rig.
关键词：desiccant; silica; humidity; temperature; air conditioning
