Methods for enhancing the dehumidification of heat pumps
US10655870B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2003/1458
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for cooling and dehumidifying a first stream of air includes a first heat exchanger that cools the first stream of air from a first temperature to a lower second temperature, an absorber, a regenerator and one or more pumps and conduits. The device operates under conditions where liquid desiccant removes moisture from the first stream of air in the absorber and the second temperature of the first stream of air that leaves the first heat exchanger is lower than the temperature of the liquid desiccant supplied to the absorber.
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