- 시설원예 습도환경 제어를 위한 냉각식 제습기 개발
- ㆍ 저자명
- 강금춘,연광석,유영선,김영중,강연구,백이,Kang. G.C.,Yon. K.S.,Ryou. Y.S.,Kim. Y.J.,Kang. Y.K.,Paek. Y.
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 바이오시스템공학
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2007년|32권 4호|pp.247-255 (9 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국농업기계학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
During the winter season in Korea, the relative humidity of greenhouse at night often exceeds 90% because air temperature inside the greenhouse is usually controlled using a heater with all of windows closed to minimize heat loss, thereby requiring the use of a dehumidifier that can maintain optimum humidity levels of $70{sim}80%$ to provide a good growth condition of crops. Also, such a high humid condition can cause the development of a pest, such as insects, fungi or diseases. However, the use of most conventional dehumidifiers for low temperature dehumidification is limited because their performance is degraded due to frost accumulation on the evaporator coil. This study was carried out to develop a refrigeratory-based dehumidifier suitable for low temperature dehumidification in greenhouse cultivation. The developed dehumidifier consists of a condenser and an evaporator installed separately so that relative and absolute humidity levels can be reduced when air passed through the condenser and evaporator, respectively. The prototype dehumidifier showed a dehumidification capacity of $5{sim}7kg/h$ when air with a temperature of $15{sim}25^{circ}C$ and a relative humidity of $70{sim}95%$ came into the dehumidifier. Under the condition that either temperature or relative humidity was fixed, the amount of condensed water was proportional to the levels of both temperature and relative humidity.