Desiccant-based air handling units can achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and energy savings with respect to conventional air conditioning systems. Benefits are maximized when they interact with renewable energy technologies, such as solar collectors. In this work, experimental tests...

Desiccant-based air handling units (AHU) can allow significant energy saving and emissions reductions with respect to conventional air-conditioning systems. In this work, experimental tests are used to investigate a hybrid desiccant cooling system (DCS) with desiccant wheel (DW), interacting...

In recent years, the boost towards the reduction of electrical loads for air conditioning and the decentralization of energy conversion devices are determining an increasing interest in small scale trigeneration systems fueled by natural gas (“gas cooling”), able to shift energy demand in...

The advantages of desiccant-based air conditioning systems, compared to conventional ones based on the dehumidification by cooling, have been highlighted in many research papers. The energy saving and the reduction of the environmental impact are higher when the desiccant material is regenerated...

Hybrid desiccant HVAC systems have shown several advantages, compared to conventional cooling and dehumidification systems. Therefore, their use is also spreading for tertiary and residential buildings, especially when the regeneration of the desiccant can be obtained by using available waste...