Open AccessFeasibility of Liquid Desiccant Cooling (LDC) system under Mediterranean climate
Author(s) -
S. Sabek
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of architectural environment and structural engineering research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2630-5232
DOI - 10.30564/jaeser.v2i1.387
Subject(s) - liquid desiccant , environmental science , desiccant , mediterranean climate , air conditioning , moisture , sensible heat , latent heat , meteorology , evaporative cooler , climate change , process engineering , environmental engineering , atmospheric sciences , engineering , mechanical engineering , geography , ecology , archaeology , geology , biology
Contrary to the conventional air conditioning systems, the liquid desiccant cooling (LDC) systems are considered efficient systems to control the indoor air conditions. In addition, the LDC technologies are more adequate for the hot and humid climates. In this paper, we present an analytical investigation at assessing the feasibility of a LDC technology under Mediterranean climate. The mathematical equations including the sensible and latent heat transfer equations in both air stream and desiccant solution are presented. The impacts of climatic and operating parameters on the supplied air qualities, moisture removal rate (MRR) and sensible heat ratio (SHR) are evaluated. As a consequence, this study provides a solution to investigate the feasibility of this type of air conditioning technologies under hot and humid climate.