The Effect of Absorber Packing Height on the Performance of a Hybrid Liquid Desiccant System

• Main Authors: Ani, Farid Nasir, Badawi, E.M, Kannan, K.S
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B V 2005
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6522/1/Absober_Packing.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6522/; http://www.sciencedirect.com; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2005.01.011
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

A hybrid system consisting of vapour compression unit, a liquid desiccant system, and a flat solar hot water collector were designed, fabricated and tested. This combination allowed for a separate control of humidity and temperature without energy penalty. Various packing heights of the absorber component were tested to determine the optimal performance of the combined unit. A 1000 mm packing height with cross-sectional area of 600×600 mm, proved to be the best height that gives promising improvements in the coefficient of performance of the vapour compression unit.