his paper extends our previous work (Milani et al., 2010) and
assesses the suitability and effectiveness of thermoelectric coolers
(TECs) for refrigeration to generate freshwater from ambient air.
Such an assessment will help to understand limitations of current
TEC technology in cooling dehumidification systems particularly
since the productivity of such systems is expected to be more
expensive than water recycling and RHTs. A feasibility analysis of
available dehumidification techniques is first conducted. Psychrometric
analysis is then used as the basis for water production
calculations. Based on the climate variation, his paper extends our previous work (Milani et al., 2010) and
assesses the suitability and effectiveness of thermoelectric coolers
(TECs) for refrigeration to generate freshwater from ambient air.
Such an assessment will help to understand limitations of current
TEC technology in cooling dehumidification systems particularly
since the productivity of such systems is expected to be more
expensive than water recycling and RHTs. A feasibility analysis of
available dehumidification techniques is first conducted. Psychrometric
analysis is then used as the basis for water production
calculations. Based on the climate variation,