| Title: |
Research on Relative Humidity and Energy Savings for Air-Conditioned Spaces without Humidity Control When Adopting Air-to-Air Total Heat Exchangers in Winter |
| Authors: |
Ming Dong, Jialiang Zhang, Liufeng Zhang, Lianbo Liu, Xingqiang Zhang |
| Source: |
Buildings, Vol 14, Iss 4, p 969 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
MDPI AG, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Building construction |
| Subject Terms: |
without humidity control, relative humidity, total heat exchanger, dynamic total exchange effectiveness, effective total heat recovery, plate heat recovery equipment, Building construction, TH1-9745 |
| More Details: |
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. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2075-5309 |
| Relation: |
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/4/969; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-5309 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/buildings14040969 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/abf5d1007a5d4880af64dfadfcbffc24 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.bf5d1007a5d4880af64dfadfcbffc24 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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