Recent progress in liquid desiccant dehumidification and air-conditioning: A review

Xiangjie Chen; Saffa Riffat; Hongyu Bai; Xiaofeng Zheng; David Reay

Energy and Built Environment (Jan 2020)

Recent progress in liquid desiccant dehumidification and air-conditioning: A review

Xiangjie Chen,
Saffa Riffat,
Hongyu Bai,
Xiaofeng Zheng,
David Reay

Affiliations

Xiangjie Chen: Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2JQ Nottingham, United Kingdom; Department of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road No. 516, Shanghai 200031, China; Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technologies (CREST), Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, United Kingdom; Corresponding author at: Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technologies (CREST), Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.
Saffa Riffat: Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2JQ Nottingham, United Kingdom
Hongyu Bai: Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2JQ Nottingham, United Kingdom
Xiaofeng Zheng: Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2JQ Nottingham, United Kingdom
David Reay: David Reay & Associates, PO Box 25, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear NE26 1QT, United Kingdom

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 106 – 130

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This paper presents a literature review on the recent research progress in liquid desiccant dehumidification and air conditioning systems. The physical features of various liquid desiccant materials and their dehumidification performances have been summarized. With the aim to improve the dehumidification characteristics, mixed solvents desiccants have become research hot topics recently. Various types of dehumidifiers and their integration with liquid desiccant dehumidification system have been reviewed. The combination of liquid desiccant dehumidification system with solar collector, vapour compression system, heat pump system, CHP system, etc. have been grouped and compared. It is shown that the majority of the recent research work for liquid desiccant dehumidification systems has concentrated on numerical simulations, a considerable amount of works are still required for the practical investigations of innovative material (mixed solvents) and hybrid systems.

Published in Energy and Built Environment

ISSN: 2666-1233 (Online)
Publisher: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; Technology: Building construction
Website: https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/energy-and-built-environment/

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