The second-law analysis of a recirculation cycle desiccant cooling system: Cosorption of water vapor and carbon dioxide

The second law, of thermodynamics is applied to a desiccant cooling system operating in the recirculation mode. In this study, the adsorbent is 13X molecular sieve, and the process air stream is assumed to contain only dry air, water vapor, and carbon dioxide. The second law efficiencies of a desiccant wheel are documented in terms of overall number of transfer units and the regeneration temperature. The results show that based on the first law and second law of thermodynamics, a solid desiccant adsorber using 13X molecular sieve can be optimally designed.