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Dehumidification

The document discusses different methods of dehumidification. The most common method is mechanical/refrigerative dehumidification, which uses a refrigerated coil and fan to draw moist air over the coil, causing moisture in the air to condense and drip into a collection bucket. Desiccative dehumidification employs a desiccant material like silica gel to absorb moisture from the air. Other methods include electronic dehumidifiers using heat pumps, air conditioners that remove moisture through a drain, and makeshift methods using reversed window AC units. Dehumidification is used to prevent mold and mildew growth, control humidity for comfort and industrial processes, and reduce ice making loads in arenas.

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Dehumidification

The document discusses different methods of dehumidification. The most common method is mechanical/refrigerative dehumidification, which uses a refrigerated coil and fan to draw moist air over the coil, causing moisture in the air to condense and drip into a collection bucket. Desiccative dehumidification employs a desiccant material like silica gel to absorb moisture from the air. Other methods include electronic dehumidifiers using heat pumps, air conditioners that remove moisture through a drain, and makeshift methods using reversed window AC units. Dehumidification is used to prevent mold and mildew growth, control humidity for comfort and industrial processes, and reduce ice making loads in arenas.

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Dehumidification

Justin Dunnahoo
Uses
 Humid air can lead to mold and mildew
 Humid air is preferred by many insects
 Moths, fleas, cockroaches, etc
 Ice Arenas
 More comfortable environment
 Reduce load on ice making equipment
 Humidity control in industrial climatic
chambers
Processes
 Mechanical/Refrigerative
 Desiccative
 Electronic
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 Air Conditioners
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 Makeshift
Mechanical/Refrigerative
Dehumidification
 Most Common
 Draws moist air over refrigerated coil using a small fan
 Saturation Vapor Pressure decreases with the decreasing
temperature
 Moisture in air condenses and drips into collection bucket
 Air is then reheated by warmer part of refrigeration coil
 Most effective in high ambient and RH>45%

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Desiccative Dehumidification
 Employs a desiccant material to produce a
dehumidification effect
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 Desiccant- a substance with the ability to


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attract moisture from the environment to


induce dryness
 Ex: Silica Gel
 More effective in low temps with low
humidity
 Process
QuickTime™ and a
 Expose desiccant to high humidity air decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

stream and allow it to absorb moisture


 Then expose to low humidity (reactivation)
air stream to draw out retained moisture
 Heat the reactivation air stream to remove
moisture or have it exit the system
Other Dehumidification
Processes
 Electronic
 Use a heat pump to create a
cool surface for condensation
 Very quiet (no compressor)
 Mainly small dehumidifiers
 Air Conditioners
 Automatically accumulate water
when they cool the air QuickTime™ and a
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 Moisture removed through


drain to outside
 Makeshift
 Window AC units can be
reversed to send exhaust back
into room, warmer and less
humid
Questions?

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