Design of a Desiccant Wheel of Thermally Driven Dehumidification System

This project is about a designing and modeling for a desiccant wheel of thermally
driven dehumidification systems. This system is for controlling the indoor air
condition by installs it as a Heat, Ventilation and Air Conditioning system.
Previously, there have been several efforts in modeling the operating performance of
the desiccant wheels.
This study presents the development of an equation based model to expect the
operating performance desiccant wheels, based upon fundamental scientific and
engineering principles. This model has correlated the desiccant wheel‟s performance
to its design parameters and operating conditions. The moisture transfer processes
have been developed based on the physical analysis of desiccant materials. The
model has been compared with the conventional air conditioning system based on the
energy usage to control the indoor environment.