Energy wheel effectiveness: part II - correlations

Effectiveness correlations are presented which allow the designer to predic t the sensible, latent and total effectiveness of energy wheels when the op erating conditions are known. The correlations agree with simulation data w ithin +/-2.5% for sensible, latent and total effectiveness when the desicca nt coating on the energy wheel has a linear sorption curve. The sensitivity of the sorption curve and operating condition factor are studied and the u se of the design correlations is shown with an example. (C) 1999 Elsevier S cience Ltd. All rights reserved.