• 설비공학논문집
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.277-282
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• 2015

During hot and humid weather, air-conditioners consume a large amount of electricity due to the large amount of latent heat. Simultaneous usage of a dehumidifier may reduce latent heat and reduce electricity consumption. In this study, dehumidification performance was measured for a small-sized dehumidification rotor made of inorganic fiber impregnated with metallic silicate within a constant temperature and humidity chamber. Regeneration to dehumidification depends on ratio, rotor speed, room temperature, regeneration temperature, room relative humidity and frontal velocity to the rotor. Results demonstrate an optimum area ratio (1/2), rotor speed (1.0 rpm), and regeneration temperature ($100^{\circ}C$) to achieve a dehumidification rate of 0.0581 kg/s. As the area ratio increases, the optimum rotation speed and the optimum regeneration temperature also increase. Above the optimum rotor speed, incomplete regeneration reduces dehumidification. Above the optimum regeneration temperature, increased temperature variation between regeneration and dehumidification reduces dehumidification. Dehumidification rate also increases with an increase of relative humidity, dehumidification temperature and flow velocity into the rotor.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2004

Absorption potential of desiccant solution significantly decreases after absorbing moisture from humid air, and a regeneration process requires a great amount of energy to recover absorption potential of desiccant solution. In an effort to develop an efficient solar water heater, this study examines a regeneration process using hot water obtained from solar water heater to recover absorption potential by evaporating moisture in the liquid desiccant. In this paper, a solar absorption dehumidifying system with solar water heater is suggested to save the electricity for operating an air conditioner. LiGl(lithium chloride) solution was adopted as a liquid desiccant in the proposed system, and hot water obtained from the solar water heater was used for regenerating the liquid desiccant. As a result, it was clear that the dilute LiCl solution could be regenerated by hot water, and the regeneration rate depends mostly on temperature level of liquid desiccant. The regeneration rates were about 2.4kg/h with $40^{\circ}C$, 4.0kg/h with $50^{\circ}C$, and 6.2kg/h with $60^{\circ}C$ of hot water respectively.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2003

Absorption potential of desiccant solution significantly decreases after absorbing moisture from humid air, and a regeneration process requires a great amount of energy to recover absorption potential of desiccant solution. In an effort to develop an energy efficient regenerator, this study examines a regeneration process using hot air heated by solar radiation to recover absorption potential by evaporating moisture in liquid desiccant. More specifically, this study is aimed at finding the optimum operating condition of the regenerator by utilizing a well-established statistical tool, so-called response surface methodology(RSM), which may provide a functional relationship between independent and dependent variables. It is demonstrated that an optimization model to find the optimum operating condition can be obtained using the functional relationship between regeneration rate and affecting factors which is approximated on the basis experimental results.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.965-974
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• 2009

본 연구는 가시광선 조건에서 질소 및 황 도핑 $TiO_2$를 활용하여 악취유발 황화유기화합물질의 분해능을 평가하고, 광촉매 분해시 발생하는 촉매 비활성화와 비활성화된 촉매의 재생에 대해 조사하였다. 적외선 분광법을 이용하여 촉매 표면의 특성을 조사하였다. 가시광선을 이용한 광촉매 기술이 낮은 농도의 황화 이메틸(0.039 ppm)과 이황화 이메틸 (0.027 ppm)은 97% 이상의 높은 효율로 처리할 수 있으나, 촉매 비활성으로 인해 높은 농도(황화 이메틸, 7.8 ppm 및 이황화 이메틸, 5.4 ppm)에 대해서는 광촉매 공정 시간 5시간만에 처리 효율이 황화 이메틸은 84% 그리고 이황화 이메틸은 23%까지 매우 낮게 나타났다. 황화 이메틸에 비하여 황 원소가 하나 더 결합된 이황화 이메틸의 광촉매 분해시 촉매가 빠르게 비활성화되었다. 높은 유입 농도 조건에서 이황화 이메틸 또는 황화 이메틸의 광촉매 반응기의 출구 농도가 유 입농도와 비슷하거나, $CO_2$의 생성률이 제로에 가깝거나, FTIR 스펙트럼 상에서 촉매 표면의 비활성을 유발하는 황 이온 화합물의 피크들이 강하게 나타나, 촉매의 비활성화를 확인하였다. 광촉매 반응기의 유출구에서의 최대 $CO_2$ 농도인 8 ppm에 대해서 황화 이메틸의 광물화 효율을 계산한 결과 144%로서 100%를 초과한 것으로 나타났다. 건조-공기 및 습윤-공기 재생 방법에 비해 고온 소성에 의한 촉매의 재생효율이 높게(이황화 이메틸, 53% 그리고 황화 이메틸, 58%) 나타났으나, 이 또한 촉매 비활성을 유발시키는 황 이온 화합물과 같은 부산물들을 완전히 제거되지는 못하는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.162-169
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• 2009

In summer electrical energy is consumed in very high rate. It is used to operate conventional air conditioning system. Hot and humid air can germinate mould spores, encourage ill health, and create physiological stress (discomfort). Dehumidifier solar cooling effect is the one alternative solution saving electrical energy. We use surplus heat energy in the summer, to get cooling effect and then to get human reach to comfort condition. These devices have two system, dehumidifier and regeneration system. This paper will be focus in dehumidifier system. Dehumidifier system use for absorbing moisture in the air and decreasing air temperature. When the liquid desiccant as strong solution contact with the vapor air in the packed tower, it works. The heat and mass transfer performances of flow pattern in the packed tower of dehumidifier are analyzed and compared in detail. In this experiment was introduced, the flow patterns are parallel flow and counter flow. The performance of these flow patterns will calculate from air side. Which is the best flow pattern that gave huge mass transfer rate? The proposed dehumidifier flow pattern will be helpful in the design and optimization of the dehumidifier solar cooling system.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.404-408
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• 2009

The liquid desiccant air-conditioning system has been proposed as an alternative to the conventional vapor compression cooling systems to control air humidity. The complete system of liquid desiccant air-conditioning system is consisted two main components those are humidifier (regeneration) and dehumidifier. Humidifier part is connected to the load when summer season which is the air condition is hot and humid have to be turned into comfort condition on human. This paper purpose is performances study of air flow rate effect on a structured packed tower on cooling and dehumidifier system using liquid lithium chloride as the desiccant. Experimental apparatus used in this present study is consisted of three components those are load chamber, packed tower and chiller. Load chamber’s volume is $40m^3$, and packed tower dimension is cubic with length 0.4m occupied with packed column. Totally, 15 experimental has done using 5 times repeat on each variable of air velocity that varying on 2m/s, 3m/s and 4m/s with other conditions are controlled. Air inlet initial temperature and relative humidity are set respectively on $30^{\circ}C$ and 52%, desiccant flow rate is 0.63 kg/s, desiccant temperature is $10^{\circ}C$ and desiccant concentration is 0.4. The result of this study shows that averagely, the moisture removal rate and the heat transfer rate are influenced by the air velocity. Higher air velocity will increase the heat transfer and decreasing the moisture removal rate. At adiabatic condition the air velocity of 2 m/s respectively is having the higher moisture removal rate acceleration then the air velocity of 3m/s and 4 m/s until the steady state condition.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.2344-2349
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• 2015

여름철이 고온 다습한 우리나라에서는 잠열부하가 크기 때문에 에어컨만을 사용하면 냉방에너지를 많이 사용하게 된다. 이 때에 제습기를 동시에 사용하면 냉방 중 큰 비중을 차지하는 잠열부하를 줄일 수 있어 실내 공기질도 개선하고 냉방에너지도 절약할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 가정용 제습기에 사용되는 무기섬유 기질에 메탈 실리케이트가 함침된 소형제습 로터에 대하여 항온항습실에서 로터 회전속도, 재생 공기온도, 실내 공기온도, 실내 상대습도, 제습부 전방풍속을 변화시키며 제습 성능을 측정하였다. 제습 로터는 최적 회전수 (1.0rpm)가 존재하며 최적치를 초과하면 불완전 재생 등으로 제습량이 급격히 감소한다. 재생온도가 높아질수록 재생에는 유리하나 제습-재생과정의 열적인 편차가 급격히 증가하여 제습량이 감소한다. 따라서 최적 재생온도가 존재하는데 본 연구의 경우는 $100^{\circ}C$로 나타났다. 상대습도의 증가에 따라 제습량도 증가한다. 이는 제습제의 제습능력이 상대습도에 의존하는 때문이다. 실내 공기온도의 증가에 따라 제습량도 증가한다. 이는 제습측 온도가 높을 때 재생측 공기와의 열적 편차가 감소하여 제습부의 상당량이 제습에만 사용될 수 있기 때문이다. 전방풍속의 증가에 따라 제습량도 증가한다. 이는 전방풍속의 증가에 따라 열 및 물질전달계수가 증가하기 때문이다.