INVESTIGATION OF THE MOISTURE EXCHANGE IN A STATIONARY ADSORBENT LAYER THROUGH WHICH AIR IS PASSED
Yu. I. Aristov,a I. V. Mezentsev, b and V. A. Mukhinb UDC 541.182.023.4 The nonstationary moisture exchange between a stationary adsorbent layer and the air passed through it has been experimentally investigated. It is shown that the air humidity can be effectively regulated at both the stage of water adsorption (air dehumidification) and the stage of water desorption (air humidification) with the use of commercially produced desiccants. The degree of dehumidification and humidification of the air passed through an adsorbent can be varied from 0 to 1 by varying the nature of the adsorbent, the size of its granules, and the time for which it is in contact with the air flow. a G. K. Boreskov Catalysis Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 5 Acad. Lavrent'ev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia; email: aristov@catalysis.nsk.su; b Institute of Thermal Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia. Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 78, No. 2, pp. 44-50, March-April, 2005. Original article submitted March 23, 2004.