DESSICANT DEHUMIDIFCATION

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Review of Desiccant Wheel Active Desiccant Dehumidification Vs Passive Desiccant Dehumidification Performance of Desiccant Dehumidification More about Desiccant Dehumidification

Review of Desiccant Wheel

Desiccant Wheel = Heat Wheel? Seibu / BryAir / Heatex Desiccant attract water our of the air as a vapor rather than as condensed liquid Type of Desiccant

Activated Alumina Silica Gel 3 Sieve

Wheel Design Parameters

Flute size number of transfer units, pressure drop Media depth Media density matrix wall thickness, desiccant type, desiccant loading, binder level Media strength / stability manufacturing stress, thermal cycling

Active Desiccant Dehumidification Vs Passive Desiccant Dehumidification

Heating or not Passive desiccant: RH ~70%: RPM: 15 ~ 20 Active desiccant: RH <10%: RPH: 12 ~ 24

EA

RA

RA

SA

OA

ROMETRIC CHART NO.1

L TEMPERATURE

PRESSURE: 101.325 kPa

Passive Desiccant
110 120
R

30

pyright 1992

GERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS, INC. -

-5.0

100
28

A LEVEL
1.0
1.5 2.0 4.0

30

0.9 4
26

120

90
30 WE TB

SIBLE HEAT TOTAL HEAT

Qs Qt

-1. 0

-4.0 -2. 0

-2.0

0.0

UL

1.0

80

OA

BT EM PE RA TU

24

RE -

C
22

110

5 -0.

-0.2

0 .9

70

2.0

25
20

THALPY TY RATIO

L KI

O TI RA TU SA

20

HUMIDITY RATIO - GRAMS MOISTURE PER KILOGRAM DRY AIR

2.5
h W

60

25

EA
0 .9

100
18

M RA

Y DR
50

R AI E UR AT C -

0
16

SA
20
14

M TE

R PE

90

0 .8 8

12

15

90

80
10

RA
80 %

0 .8

15

6V

70
10

%
%

U OL ME

60
10

70
6

IC UB -C

0 .8

40%

DRY BULB TEMPERATURE - C

50%

RP TE ME

0 .8 2
30%
20%
E HUMIDITY 10% RELATIV
10 15 20 25

30

35

40

45

10

20

30

40
ENTHALPY - KJ PER KILOGRAM OF DRY AIR

50

IR YA DR KG ER

60

50

180 170
1.0
RY A IR
25%

280

160 150

RAM

Active Desiccant
2

270
50

OF D

40

260

KILO G

PER

130

N TE MPE RAT URE

- C

140

40

250

240
HUMIDITY RATIO - GRAMS MOISTURE PER KILOGRAM DRY AIR
40

- KJ

120 110

0.9 8

ALPY

230

RAT IO

ENT H

220

SAT U

15%

100 90

210
30

30
80 70 60 50 40
90%

EA
ID IT Y

200

0.9 4V

30

80%

190

HU M

TI VE

U OL ME -C

70

8%

RE LA

20

180

IC UB ER RP TE ME

50

20
20

RA
0

RA'
6%

DRY BULB TEMPERATURE - C

170

60

0.9

160
10

4
30

0%

D KG

OA
6

30

4%

150

AIR RY

0.8

10
0.8
20

20%
2
30

10

MID E HU LATIV % RE
40

SA Y IT
50 60 70

140

2%

100

110

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

80

90

120

ENTHALPY - KJ PER KILOGRAM OF DRY AIR

Performance of Desiccant Dehumidification

Depth of wheel Performance of desiccant OA / RA condition

Performance of Desiccant Dehumidification

Performance of Desiccant Dehumidification (Wheel Size)

Performance of Desiccant Dehumidification (OA Airflow)

Performance of Desiccant Dehumidification (OA Temperature)

Performance of Desiccant Dehumidification (OA Moisture)

Performance of Desiccant Dehumidification (RA Airflow)

Performance of Desiccant Dehumidification (RA Temperature)

Performance of Desiccant Dehumidification (RA Moisture)

MORE ABOUT DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION

Configuration of Desiccant Dehumidification

OA:RA = 75:25 (Most Common)

OA:RA = 50:50

OA:RA :Purge = 60:20:20

Configuration of Desiccant Dehumidification

RA
RA RA EA

SA SA

OA

Heat recovery opportunities Most common: SA Vs RA

Control of Desiccant Dehumidification

SA Fan Modulation Closest tolerances, lowest operating cost Variable Air Bypass Close tolerances Reactivation heat modulation Moderate tolerances, low equipment cost On-off heat modulation Loose tolerances, lowest equipment cost

Internal Control of Desiccant Dehumidification

No RA, No heater on Running time delay for RA/RA/EA fan Stop heater if excessive temperature for RA and EA Alarm if wheel is not rotating

Suggestions for Desiccant Dehumidification

Use low-cost heat source Clean or change filter frequently Provide space to replace wheel

Desiccant Dehumidification in Hong Kong

Town Gas Munters Most are gas-fired system

Installation Commercial 23 Units 61

Industrial Total

34 57

67 128

Industrial means work on standalone mode Most common installations are warehouse, film archive, indoor pool