We present a study of the performance of desiccant felt with inert materials. An effective thermal conductivity model that accounts for the inert materials, the moisture sorbed in pores, and the effect of porosity and water content is incorporated into a heat- and mass-transfer model to study...

A model describing the combined heat and mass transfer processes that occur during sorption of water vapor in a fixed-bed, desiccant dehumidifier consisting of parallel channels is presented. In this system, with the desiccant manufactured in the form of a felt lining both walls of the channel,...