[01] Jani Dilip Batukray, Department of Mechanical Engineering, GEC-Dahod, Gujarat Technological University (GTU), Ahmedabad, India.

Presently the air conditioning industry is confronted with some major challenges regarding use of halogenated Liquid desiccant based building cooling technology is an environment friendly which can be used to condition the outdoor air to produce thermal comfort. Unlike traditional vapor compression based air conditioning systems, which completely rely on use of high grade electricity to drive the cooling cycle, liquid desiccant cooling is a freely available renewable solar energy heat driven cycle. Liquid desiccant based air conditioning systems have been used successfully in many parts of the world exposing hot and humid climate conditions especially in tropical region since very long time. The present review enables use of solar energy to drive liquid desiccant cooling in various applications. The study demonstrates the application of solar energy is feasible in many parts of the world, provided that the latent heat gains experienced are excessive. To this extent use of freely available renewable solar energy for dehumidification and cooling applications is desirable. It is appreciated that this source of energy can at best be complementary rather than being competitive to conventional energy sources.

Dehumidification, Desiccant Cooling, Regeneration, Solar Energy

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