Desiccant heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems [electronic resource] / Napoleon Enteria, Hazim Awbi, Hiroshi Yoshino.

Includes bibliographical references.

Advancement of the Desiccant Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning (DHVAC) Systems -- Modeling and Analysis of Desiccant Wheel -- Simplified models for the Evaluation of Desiccant Wheels Performance -- VENTIREG? A New Approach to Regenerating Heat and Moisture in Dwellings in Cold Countries -- Exergetic Performance of the Desiccant Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning (DHVAC) System -- Heat And Mass Transfer Performance Evaluation And Advanced Liquid Desiccant Air Conditioning Systems -- Numerical and Experimental Investigation on Solid Desiccant Assisted Mobile Air Conditioning System -- Desiccant Air Handling Processors Driven by Heat Pump -- Emerging Energy Efficient Thermally Driven HVAC Technology: Liquid Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative Air Conditioning -- Application of desiccant cooling to trigeneration systems -- Application of Desiccant Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning System in Different Climatic Conditions of East Asia Using Silica-Gel (SiO2) and Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Materials -- In-Situ Performance Evaluation of the Desiccant Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning System Using Multiple Tracer Gas Dilution Method.

This book presents the necessary fundamental knowledge in the research, development, design, selection, and application of desiccant heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems. It covers the established installations in different climatic conditions and building types. In addition, advanced performance evaluation techniques are presented, covering thermodynamic, economic, and environmental aspects. Hence, the book is an important resource for undergraduate and graduate students, design and installation engineers, researchers and scientists, building owners and occupants, and energy and environmental policy makers.