Assessments of high-efficient regenerative evaporative cooler effects on desiccant air cooling systems

ÇALIŞKAN H., Lee D., Hong H.

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME, cilt.142, sa.7, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 142 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1115/1.4046523
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, Environment Index, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Desiccant air cooling, Effectiveness, Energy conversion/systems, Energy systems analysis, Heat energy generation/storage/transfer, Heat transfer, Performance, Regenerative evaporative cooler
  • Uşak Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this paper, the effects of regenerative evaporative coolers on the dry desiccant air cooling system are assessed. Thermodynamic analysis is performed point by point on the unmodified (ϵ=0.67) and modified (ϵ=1) regenerative evaporative cooler supported systems. It is found that the effectiveness and efficiency of the system were significantly increased by modification. Effectiveness of the system increases from 0.95 to 2.16 for the wet bulb and from 0.63 to 1.43 for dew point effectivenesses, while the exergy efficiency increases from 18.40% to 41.93%. Exergy and energy performances of the system increase 1.28 times and 0.61 times, respectively. Finally, sustainability is increased by 40% with the modification of the regenerative evaporative cooler. Also, changing the regenerative evaporative cooler of the solid desiccant wheel with the effective one can increase the overall system efficiency and performance without changing the sensible heat and desiccant wheels.