[Greenbuilding] liquid desiccant system

[Andrew Golkin]

Alan,

I could probably get that information for you if you want it.  I not only
own my design business but
I am also a student at the University of Maryland.  I was involved a bit in
the leaf house but I have
friends who designed the majority of it.  You want me to see if I can dig up
that info for you?

Andrew

On Feb 11, 2008 10:43 AM, Alan Abrams <alan at abramsdesignbuild.com> wrote:

> After having the good fortune to meet architect Lloyd Unsell Jr, a
> champion
> of the University of Maryland Solar Decathlon team, I paid a visit to the
> Leaf House exhibit website and learned a little about their liquid
> desiccant
> system, used for dehumidification.  See:
>
> http://www.solarteam.org/page.php?id=641
>
> However there is precious little info on the system's performance--surface
> area, volume of fluids, rate of flow, reduction of humidity, etc.
>
> There was no comment whatsoever on the heat source that was used to
> reconcentrate the calcium chloride desiccant at the end of its absorbtion
> cycle.  It made me wonder if this was a potential use for surplus heat
> created in summertime by solar thermal collectors for space heating.
>
> Anyone pondered over this before?
>
> -AA
>
> Alan Abrams, AIBD
> Abrams Design Build
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