Design of a Desiccant Wheel of Thermally Driven Dehumidification System

• Main Author: Shamsud, Mohamad Hanif
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS 2012
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/6195/1/Mohamad_Hanif_Shamsudin_11988_FYP2_Dissertation.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/6195/

This project is about a designing and modeling for a desiccant wheel of thermally driven dehumidification systems. This system is for controlling the indoor air condition by installs it as a Heat, Ventilation and Air Conditioning system. Previously, there have been several efforts in modeling the operating performance of the desiccant wheels. This study presents the development of an equation based model to expect the operating performance desiccant wheels, based upon fundamental scientific and engineering principles. This model has correlated the desiccant wheel‟s performance to its design parameters and operating conditions. The moisture transfer processes have been developed based on the physical analysis of desiccant materials. The model has been compared with the conventional air conditioning system based on the energy usage to control the indoor environment.