PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF AN INCORPORATION OF A COMPACT LIQUID DESICCANT SYSTEM INTO AN EVAPORATIVE COOLING-ASSISTED 100% OUTDOOR AIR SYSTEM

A.S.A. Mohamed, A.A.M. Hassan, M. Salah Hassan, M.S. Ahmed

Abstract: The primary goal of this paper is to suggest incorporation of a compact liquid desiccant system into an evaporative coolingassisted 100% outdoor air system as an alternative proposal to the traditional vapor compression refrigeration system, especially with small loads, as well as to counteract the variation of climates. Current study presents an experimental analysis for building air conditioning system with using a LiCl aqueous solution as a liquid desiccant. Four air flow rate values are used for obtaining variable values of cooling capacity. Thermal and electrical COP is adopted to evaluate the system performance. The proposed system has the ability to improve indoor air quality, energy saving and environmental protection

Keywords: Air conditioning; Liquid desiccant; Evaporative cooling; 100% Outdoor air; Energy saving

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0406063