An overview on use of renewable solar energy in desiccant based thermal cooling systems

  • D.B. Jani GEC, Dahod-389151, Gujarat Technological University (GTU), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Keywords: Desiccant cooling, Reactivation energy, Renewable solar energy, Solar collectors

Abstract

The use of thermal energy produced by renewable solar heat is an interesting option for desiccant regeneration in comfort space cooling system. Various options available for collecting the solar radiations to provide reactivation heat for desiccant regeneration in desiccant assisted dehumidification and cooling system. This means of thermal cooling is economically viable as well as environment friendly. The integration of different solar collectors with the desiccant cooling cycle is resulted to the green cooling as it eliminates the use of CFC based ozone depleting refrigerants and CO2 as green house gases which is responsible for global warming. An overview is presented to introduce different configurations of the combined system and performance evaluation of the same under different climatic situations.

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An overview on use of renewable solar energy in desiccant based thermal cooling systems
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2020-12-28
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D.B. Jani. An overview on use of renewable solar energy in desiccant based thermal cooling systems . Alger. J. Eng. Technol. [Internet]. 2020Dec.28 [cited 2024Mar.29];30:038-42. Available from: http://jetjournal.org/index.php/ajet/article/view/20