Experimental Study on Performance of a Cross-Flow Dehumidifier

Abstract:

Experiment was carried out to test heat and mass transfer performance of cross-flow dehumidifier using metal packing. The effects of air flow rate, solution flow rate and inlet parameters of air and solution on the outlet parameters were also investigated. And a great deal of data obtained from experiment was processed using multiple linear regression method. Empirical formulas were given such as the rates and efficiency of dehumidification evaluating performance of dehumidifier, which provided good reference and necessary information for further theoretical investigation.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 860-863)
• Pages: 1638-1644
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.860-863.1638
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Run Ping Niu, Jing Dong Chen
• Keywords: Cross-Flow Dehumidifier, Experiment, Performance

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