This study provides insights into the feasibility of a desiccant dehumidification-based Maisotsenko cycle evaporative cooling (M-DAC) system for greenhouse air-conditioning application. Conventional techniques include direct cooling, refrigeration systems, and passive/active ventilation. which are commonly used in Pakistan; however, they either not feasible due to their energy cost, or cannot e...

The construction of physics-based models of the simultaneous heat and mass transfer on the air-side surface of aircooled fin-and-tube heat exchangers during dehumidification can present distinct challenges. Because only part of the external surface of a finite length finned tube may be wetted in the radial and/or axial directions, the determination of the wet/dry boundary for this partially wet...

In electroosmotic dehumidification, a membrane composed of a desiccant material removes moisture from air to be conditioned. Then, electroosmotic pumping driven by the application of voltage moves the moisture across the membrane and rejects it on the other side. A bench top experiment was developed to screen promising membrane materials. Two sealed humidity chambers were separated by a membran...

The aim of this study is to develop an advanced air conditioning system. The dehumidification process of this system is separated from the cooling process and combined with an ice storage system. We use Wakkanai siliceous shale as a desiccant material. This is a natural mesoporous material produced in the northern area of Hokkaido, Japan. A honeycombed desiccant material made of the shale is ch...