A Technical Review of Desiccant Air Conditioning Systems

Abstract

The present review provided an overview of past works on both solid and liquid desiccants. Furthermore, the main flow configurations for desiccant dehumidifiers have been discussed in detail. Another objective is to investigate the mathematical models of the liquid desiccant dehumidifier and present significant types of models. Finally, for the first time, a summary of recent studies regarding the effect of nanoparticles on liquid desiccants have been especially reviewed in detail as well as the applications of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for modeling the desiccant cooling systems. It can be concluded that the present study has beneficial for the research and technical development process of desiccant air conditioning systems.

Keywords

• Dehumidifier
• Liquid Desiccant
• Solid Desiccant
• Nanoparticle
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Abstract

Bu derleme, hem katı hem de sıvı kurutucularla ilgili geçmiş çalışmalara genel bir bakış sağlamıştır. Bundan başka, kurutucu madde nem alma için ana akış yapılandırmaları detaylı olarak tartışılmıştır. Diğer bir amaç, sıvı kurutuculu nem alma cihazının matematiksel modellerini araştırmak ve önemli modelleri sunmaktır. Son olarak, ilk kez, nano partiküllerin sıvı kurutucular üzerindeki etkisine ilişkin son çalışmaların bir özeti ve ayrıca kurutucu soğutma sistemlerinin modellenmesi için hesaplama akışkan dinamiği (CFD) uygulamaları ayrıntılı olarak incelenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın kurutucu iklimlendirme sistemlerinin araştırma ve teknik geliştirme süreci için faydalı olduğu sonucuna varılabilir.

Keywords

• Nem Alıcı
• Sıvı Nem Alıcı
• Kati Nem Alıcı
• Nanopartikül
• Hesaplamalı Ykışkanlar Dinamiği (CFD)

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