Experimental investigation and numerical validation of total heat exchanger and membrane phenomena

Sabek, S.; Tiss, F.; Chouikh, R.; Guizani, Amenallah

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.09.045

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“…Yang et al [15] studied the suitability of the plate-fin total heat exchanger, rotary heat exchanger, and heat pump outdoor air unit with heat recovery in the reconstruction of outdoor air systems. As total heat recovery depends largely on the heat exchange effectiveness, research on the factors affecting heat recovery effectiveness has become more popular, mainly focusing on the influence of the heat and humidity exchange medium [16][17][18][19], the influence of airflow inside the total heat exchanger [20][21][22][23][24], and the influence of indoor and outdoor air parameters. The heat exchange efficiency of the total heat exchanger under different outdoor conditions with varied parameters is significantly different from the heat recovery efficiency under nominal conditions [25].…”

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Research on Relative Humidity and Energy Savings for Air-Conditioned Spaces without Humidity Control When Adopting Air-to-Air Total Heat Exchangers in Winter

Dong,

Zhang,

Zhang

et al. 2024

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In view of the problem that the exchange effectiveness is calculated according to a fixed value or only considering the influence of outdoor air parameters when analyzing the suitability of total heat recovery for plate heat recovery equipment in air-conditioned spaces without humidity control, the indoor humidity calculation model and moisture balance equation were established in this research to predict relative indoor humidity. Moreover, the relationship between total heat recovery, effective heat recovery, and the reduction in outdoor air heating load was analyzed using a psychrometric chart of the outdoor air treatment process. Referring to the standard for weather data of building energy efficiency in the Ningbo region, 6 typical days were taken as the calculation conditions. The moisture balance differential equation was solved using MATLAB software to obtain numerical solutions for the hourly indoor air humidity ratio, relative humidity, exchange effectiveness, and effective heat recovery when adopting an air-to-air total heat exchanger in an air-conditioned room of an office, classroom, or commercial building in the winter. The results indicate that, under the calculation conditions, the relative indoor humidity of commercial buildings is relatively high, making it unsuitable for a total heat exchanger. The relative humidity of indoor air in offices and classrooms can be maintained above 30%, and the total exchange effectiveness of a total heat exchanger is between 45% and 100%. The effective total heat recovery was calculated as sensible heat recovery under most calculation conditions.

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