Separating
the sensible and latent loads offers significant potential in energy
savings and provides opportunities for improved control of temperature
and humidity. Many recent studies of dehumidification
systems have focused on the development of solid adsorbent systems
that can provide improved sorption capacity and higher mass
and heat transfer rates, as well as favorable equilibrium isotherms
[1–3]. Adsorption systems with improved performance result in
substantial decreases in the initial and operating costs and in some
cases make such dehumidification systems attractive alternatives
to existing vapor compression systems for cooling and dehumidification.
In general, the salt adsorbents, such as calcium chloride,
have better moisture absorbing capacity than the organic