Desiccant air conditioning systems with conditioner and regenerator heat transfer fluid loops
US9631848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2339/047
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A desiccant air conditioning system for treating an air stream entering a building space, including a conditioner configured to expose the air stream to a liquid desiccant such that the liquid desiccant dehumidifies the air stream in the warm weather operation mode and humidifies the air stream in the cold weather operation mode. The conditioner includes multiple plate structures arranged in a vertical orientation and spaced apart to permit the air stream to flow between the plate structures. Each plate structure includes a passage through which a heat transfer fluid can flow. Each plate structure also has at least one surface across which the liquid desiccant can flow. The system includes a regenerator connected to the conditioner for causing the liquid desiccant to desorb water in the warm weather operation mode and to absorb water in the cold weather operation mode from a return air stream.
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