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Old 10-21-2022, 05:21 PM   #9 (permalink)
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desiccant

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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_wheel#Desiccant_wheel


I will qualify my "No" having re-viewed the video. While it does eventually get to the 'reverse greenhouse effect at ?t=303 after an interesting animation, at ?t=606 there is a paper on infusing silk with aluminum oxide and tetrabutyl titanate that acts in the UV range. And shows a 10 degree advantage over cotton. Surprising to me since UV is only 3 to 5% of the total
Some of our clients used the desiccant technology, at a terrific energy penalty compared to refrigerated air.
It's kinda like that gas-fired, 500-degree F heat required to regenerate the activated charcoal used to remove VOCs from water at the waste treatment facility.
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