Regeneration Characteristics of Adsorbent in the Integrated Desiccant/Collector

Abstract

This study presents a solar desiccant system using an adsorbent in an “integrated desiccant/solar collector” that uses direct solar energy as a heat source for efficient regeneration of the adsorbent. The objective of this study is to investigate an integrated desiccant/collector in which the adsorbent absorbs solar radiation fully and is heated for regeneration. Another objective is to obtain the regeneration characteristics in the equipment proposed by both experiments and simulations. Throughout this study, silica gel is used as the adsorbent.