Feasibility study on improving the performance of atomization liquid desiccant dehumidifier with standing-wave ultrasound

• Published in: Energy (Oxford) Vol. 205; p. 118101
• Main Authors: Yang, Zili, Tao, Ruiyang, Chen, Lu-An, Zhong, Ke, Chen, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 15.08.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: air; atomization; Atomizing; Comparative study; Dehumidification; Dehumidification performance; Desiccants; Droplets; Drying agents; Energy consumption; Energy conversion efficiency; Energy costs; Energy efficiency; Feasibility studies; gravity; Levitation; Levitation effect; Liquid desiccant; liquids; Mass transfer; Moisture removal; specific energy; Standing waves; Standing-wave ultrasound; ultrasonic equipment; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic testing; ultrasonics; Ultrasound; Dehumidification performance; Standing-wave ultrasound; Levitation effect; Liquid desiccant; Comparative study

Liquid desiccant dehumidification systems are promising to increase building energy efficiency. Furthermore, the dehumidification performance can be improved using ultrasound capable of atomizing liquid desiccant into numerous droplets. However, the droplets fall rapidly by gravity and converge into...