Performance Investigation and Optimization of Composite Materials in Household Dehumidifiers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of the Composite Material
2.3. Study of Composite Material Characteristics
3. Module Dehumidification Performance Analysis
3.1. Performance of the Glass Fiber Module
3.1.1. Effect of Silica Sol Concentration on the Dehumidification Performance
3.1.2. Effect of the pH of the Silica Sol on the Dehumidification Performance
3.2. Performance of the Aluminum Module
3.3. Influence of Regeneration Temperature on Module Performance
4. Performance Study of Composite Materials in Household Dehumidifiers
4.1. Structure Description
4.2. Performance of Household Dehumidifiers
4.2.1. Experimental Conditions
4.2.2. Evaluation Indicators
4.2.3. Uncertainty Analysis
4.3. Analysis of the Dehumidification Performance
4.3.1. Effect of Treated Air Temperature and Humidity
4.3.2. Effect of Regeneration Temperature
5. Optimization of the Household Dehumidifier
5.1. Optimization
5.2. Dehumidification Performance
5.2.1. Performance under Different Air Temperatures and Humidities
5.2.2. Performance under Different Regeneration Temperatures
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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SBET | Smicro | Smicro | Vtotal | Dave | |
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(m2/g) | (m2/g) | /SBET | (cm3/g) | (nm) | |
Al-Fum | 1029 | 993.6 | 96.56% | 0.58 | 2.257 |
composite | 311.9 | 281.6 | 90.29% | 0.22 | 2.848 |
10-CM/GF (g) | 15-CM/GF (g) | 20-CM/GF (g) | |
---|---|---|---|
Before load | 10.45 | 10.37 | 10.14 |
After load | 16.2 | 17.98 | 18.16 |
Capacity | 5.75 | 7.61 | 8.02 |
10-CM/Al (g) | 15-CM/Al (g) | 20-CM/Al (g) | 25-CM/Al (g) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Before load | 11.64 | 12.09 | 12.25 | 11.85 |
After load | 17.17 | 18.8 | 19.53 | 19.69 |
capacity | 5.53 | 6.71 | 7.28 | 7.84 |
T | RH | d (g/kg) | T | RH | d (g/kg) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 °C | 60% | 8.73 | 30 °C | 60% | 16.04 |
70% | 10.21 | 70% | 18.8 | ||
80% | 11.70 | 80% | 21.57 | ||
90% | 13.19 | 90% | 24.38 | ||
25 °C | 60% | 11.90 | 35 °C | 60% | 21.44 |
70% | 13.92 | 70% | 25.16 | ||
80% | 15.96 | 80% | 28.92 | ||
90% | 18.01 | 90% | 32.73 |
Parameters | Total Error | Total Uncertainty |
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Dr | ±0.393 g/h | ±0.184% |
DCPP | ±4.489 g/(kW·h) | ±0.812% |
ΔT | ±0.474 °C | ±3.480% |
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Liu, Z.; Kong, F.; Zhao, Z.; Wang, Z.; Liu, Y.; Qie, Z. Performance Investigation and Optimization of Composite Materials in Household Dehumidifiers. Buildings 2024, 14, 1397. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14051397
Liu Z, Kong F, Zhao Z, Wang Z, Liu Y, Qie Z. Performance Investigation and Optimization of Composite Materials in Household Dehumidifiers. Buildings. 2024; 14(5):1397. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14051397
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Zhongbao, Fanzhao Kong, Zhi Zhao, Zepeng Wang, Yimo Liu, and Zhipeng Qie. 2024. "Performance Investigation and Optimization of Composite Materials in Household Dehumidifiers" Buildings 14, no. 5: 1397. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14051397