Castillo Santiago, Y.; Nunes, B.G.; Fontana, G.S.; Busanello, D.; Santos, A.F.; Santos, S.M.D.; Mello, E.N.; Sphaier, L.A. Desiccant Technologies for Improving Air Quality: An Overview of the Brazilian Scenario and Comparison of Available Design Software for Manufactured Desiccant Wheels. Processes2023, 11, 2031.
Castillo Santiago, Y.; Nunes, B.G.; Fontana, G.S.; Busanello, D.; Santos, A.F.; Santos, S.M.D.; Mello, E.N.; Sphaier, L.A. Desiccant Technologies for Improving Air Quality: An Overview of the Brazilian Scenario and Comparison of Available Design Software for Manufactured Desiccant Wheels. Processes 2023, 11, 2031.
Castillo Santiago, Y.; Nunes, B.G.; Fontana, G.S.; Busanello, D.; Santos, A.F.; Santos, S.M.D.; Mello, E.N.; Sphaier, L.A. Desiccant Technologies for Improving Air Quality: An Overview of the Brazilian Scenario and Comparison of Available Design Software for Manufactured Desiccant Wheels. Processes2023, 11, 2031.
Castillo Santiago, Y.; Nunes, B.G.; Fontana, G.S.; Busanello, D.; Santos, A.F.; Santos, S.M.D.; Mello, E.N.; Sphaier, L.A. Desiccant Technologies for Improving Air Quality: An Overview of the Brazilian Scenario and Comparison of Available Design Software for Manufactured Desiccant Wheels. Processes 2023, 11, 2031.
Abstract
A review of desiccant dehumidification technologies for improving air-quality has been presented, especially focusing on alternatives for air conditioning systems for minimizing the Sick Building Syndrome. The principles and types of desiccant wheels, as well as the existing selection software for these types of equipment, were reviewed and comparatively evaluated. The study focuses on the Brazilian context, therefore, information about air condition systems and laws of this country were evaluated. Possible applications of desiccant wheels are also analyzed, such as their integration into cooling cycles and the sensible heat wheel. Finally, several commercial desiccant wheel selection software were evaluated, which are useful in many situations. Nevertheless, it was evidenced that the available softwares are not capable of performing an operation analysis for only a specific period. Therefore, it is essential to create computational tools to select desiccant wheels, considering the data from the different Brazilian regions for a year.
Keywords
dehumidification; desiccant wheels; air quality; air conditioning systems
Subject
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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