| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 187, 2020
The 13th Thai Society of Agricultural Engineering International Conference (TSAE 2020)
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| Article Number | 04018 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Postharvest and Food Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202018704018 | |
| Published online | 08 September 2020 | |
Evaluation of cyclic efficiency of multilayer desiccant bed column
1 King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand
2 King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,, Bangkok, Thailand
* Corresponding author: ekkapong.ch@kmitl.ac.th
The main objective was to evaluate cyclic efficiency of a multilayer desiccant bed column. The experimental setup consisted of an air humidifier unit, a heating unit for regeneration, and the desiccant bed column with 15 layers. An airflow rate of 2.4 m3/min with the humidity ratio of 20 g water/kg dry air was used in this study. The results showed that the highest dehumidification rate of 21 g water/min was found at the beginning of the dehumidification process. During the regeneration process, the highest regeneration rate was 39 g water/min when regenerating the desiccant at a temperature of 90°C. For cyclic operation process, the cyclic efficiencies were 11% and 7% at the regeneration temperatures of 70°C and 90°C, respectively. The cyclic efficiency was dependent on the regeneration temperature.
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