| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L32897/01 |
| Title: |
A NOVEL DESICCANT SYSTEM FOR AIR CONDITIONING OF BUILDINGS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Riffat, Professor S |
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| Department: |
Sch of the Built Environment |
| Organisation: |
University of Nottingham |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 May 1997 |
Ends: |
30 April 2000 |
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144,478
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Building Ops & Management |
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The work is concerned with investigation of a novel desiccant system (patents GB96-14106.4 and PCT-GB96-00855) for air conditioning of buildings. The proposed system uses a needle impeller device to increase the heat and mass transfer in the evaporator and absorber units. The desiccant system would be driven by natural gas, solar energy or hybrid sources (eg solar/gas) and use an environmentally friendly refrigerant such as water. The research programme will involve computer modelling of the cycle, testing a small-scale rig and construction and monitoring of a prototype system.
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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk |