Comparative Performance of Different Sector Arrangement in a Desiccant Wheel Using a Mathematical Model |
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| Authors: | Avadhesh Yadav Laxmikant Yadav |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India |
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| Abstract: | A one‐dimensional mathematical model has been used for a three‐sector desiccant wheel (two sectors with purge) with different flow arrangements. The model considers both gas and solid side resistance and shows a good agreement with experimental results. This model has been used to conduct a comparative performance analysis in both the effective adsorption and effective regeneration sector of a desiccant wheel. It was found that an effective regeneration sector gives better results for the performance parameters (rotation of wheel, regeneration temperature, velocity, and ambient moisture) as compared to an effective adsorption sector. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res; Published online in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/htj ). DOI 10.1002/htj.21103 |
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| Keywords: | desiccant wheel adsorption regeneration effective regeneration sector effective adsorption sector |
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