| Title |
Optimization of the Area Ratio of Regeneration to Dehumidification and Rotor Speed on the Condition of Low Regeneration Temperature |
| Authors |
정재동(Jae Dong Chung) ; 이대영(Dae-Young Lee) ; 윤석만(Seok Mann Yoon) |
| Keywords |
제습로터 ; 제습냉방 ; 제습 ; 재생 ; 열?물질전달 Desiccant rotor ; Desiccant cooling ; Dehumidification ; Regeneration ; Heat and mass transfer |
| Abstract |
The desiccant rotor is the most essential component of desiccant cooling system, but its design relies on manufacturer’s experience and principles are not yet clear in spite of a lot of theoretical/experimental work published. The mathematical modeling of desiccant rotor needs solution of coupled partial differential equations of heat and mass transfer. In this study, numerical program is developed and validated using a real desiccant rotor. The calcula-tion results are in reasonable agreement with the experimental data and other available numerical results. Optimization of desiccant rotor on the condition of low regeneration temper-ature are investigated. The optimal rotor speed at which the process outlet humidity becomes minimized, shows same as that of the system optimization. Compared to high regeneration temperature, broad is the range of optimal speed of low regeneration temperature. Systematic analysis on the optimal area ratio of regeneration to dehumidification section has also been conducted. |