Abstract
We present the applicable exergy analysis and estimate irreversible losses that are generated during operation of a hybrid air-conditioning cycle with emphasis on a partly closed solar regenerator that is used to regenerate weak desiccant. The desiccant mass-flow rate has been chosen as the fundamental parameter for analysing the system. We find an optimum mass-flow rate for minimum irreversibility, i.e. maximum exergy. Large irreversibilities occur for high ambient vapor pressures, which tend to decrease the system exergy and overall performance of the regenerator.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 51-59 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Energy |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1998 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals for this research.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- Modeling and Simulation
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Pollution
- Mechanical Engineering
- General Energy
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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