Calcium Chloride based dessicant

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The discussion centers on experimenting with solar air conditioning as a method for dehumidification. The proposed concept involves creating a suspension of Calcium Chloride or a lithium desiccant salt in oil, which would be heated in a solar boiler to evaporate water. This moisture-absorbing solution would then be used in a large air cleaner system, where an electric fan would draw in humid air, allowing the desiccant fluid to dry the air before it is expelled. A key point raised is the observation that relative humidity can increase even when air temperature decreases, highlighting the complex relationship between temperature, humidity, and the effectiveness of the proposed system.
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Hello everyone.
I would like to experiment with solar air conditioning, wich may work as a massive dehumidifier.

I have the idea of making a suspension/solution of Calcium Chloride and / or some sort of Lithium dessicant salt in some sort of oil, run between a solar boiler to evaporate water,on the outside, and then, feed that moisture hungry suspension / solution into something like a big oil wet air cleaner, where an electric fan / turbine would cause suction of damp air into the filter, the dessicant fluid would dry it and it would come out of this very dry.

This video has inspired me:
 
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Nicely presented, lengthy.

Note though that the Relative Humidity (RH) went UP (lower air temperature with the same amount of water vapor per volume of air).:doh:

Cheers,
Tom
 
Yes, it's because the real refrigerant is humidity itself, just tries to fill the void left by what has been absorbed and outward driven by means of this device.
 

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