Concentrated seawater brines for use in solar-powered desiccant cooling cycles

George Lychnos; Ridha Amdouni; Philip Davies

doi:10.1039/C2RA21414H

Concentrated seawater brines for use in solar-powered desiccant cooling cycles

George Lychnos, Ridha Amdouni, Philip Davies

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Abstract

We have directly measured properties of concentrated seawater brines produced through solar evaporation in salt works. They are sufficiently hygroscopic for use in desiccant cooling cycles which can cool air to 8.0–10.9 °C below ambient. This compares to only 3.8–8.7 °C with simple evaporative cooling. Desiccant cooling can extend the growing seasons of greenhouse crops thus providing an adaptive measure against climate change.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7978-7982
Number of pages	5
Journal	RSC Advances
Volume	2
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/C2RA21414H
Publication status	Published - 12 Jul 2012

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