| Title |
Cycle Simulation of a Desiccant Cooling System with a Regenerative Evaporative Cooler |
| Keywords |
Desiccant cooling system ; 제습 냉방시스템 ; Regenerative evaporative cooler ; 재생형 증발식 냉각기 ; Cycle simulation ; 사이클 시뮬레이션 |
| Abstract |
Comparison of the cooling performance is provided between the desiccant cooling systems incorporating a direct evaporative cooler and a regenerative evaporative cooler, respectively. Cycle simulation is conducted, and the cooling capacity and COP are evaluated at various temperature and humidity conditions. The COP of the system with a regenerative evaporative cooler and the regeneration temperature of 60℃ is evaluated 0.65 at the outdoor air condition of 35℃ and 40%RH. This value is found about 3.4 times larger than that of the system with a direct evaporative cooler. Furthermore, incorporating a regenerative evaporative cooler eliminates the need for deep dehumidification in a desiccant dehumidifier that is necessary to achieve low air temperature in the system with a direct evaporative cooler. Subsequently, the regenerative evaporative cooler enables the use of low temperature heat source to regenerate the dehumidifier permitting the desiccant cooling system more beneficial compared with other thermal driven air conditioners. |