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Comparison of the Moisture Adsorption Properties of Starch Particles and Flax Fiber Coatings for Energy Wheel Applications by Alabi, Wahab O, Karoyo, Abdalla H, Krishnan, Easwaran N, Dehabadi, Leila, Wilson, Lee D, Simonson, Carey J

“…The adsorption–desorption behavior of flax fibers (FFs) is reported in this paper. FFs are a potential desiccant material for air-to-air energy wheels, which…”
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Water Vapor Adsorption–Desorption Behavior of Surfactant-Coated Starch Particles for Commercial Energy Wheels by Shakouri, Mohsen, Krishnan, Easwaran N, Karoyo, Abdalla H, Dehabadi, Leila, Wilson, Lee D, Simonson, Carey J

“…This study reports on the adsorption (dehumidification)–desorption (humidification) behavior of cetylpyridinium bromide (CPB) coated starch particles (SPs),…”
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Vapor Adsorption Transient Test Facility for Dehumidification and Desorption Studies by Mohsen Shakouri, Easwaran N Krishnan, Leila Dehabadi, Abdalla H Karoyo, Carey J Simonson, Lee Wilson

“…The steady state performance testing of industrial-scale energy wheels requires large-scale and advanced instrumentation to analyze large volumes of data. In…”
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Experimental methods to determine the performance of desiccant coated fixed-bed regenerators (FBRs) by Krishnan, Easwaran N., Ramin, Hadi, Gurubalan, A., Simonson, Carey J.

“…•New experimental methods for sensible, latent, and total effectiveness evaluation of FBRs.•The test methods are verified with a numerical model and a…”
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Energy recovery ventilators to combat indoor airborne disease transmission: A sustainable approach by Annadurai, Gurubalan, Mathews, Ashwin Joseph, Krishnan, Easwaran N., Gollamudi, Siddhartha, Simonson, Carey J.

“…Ventilation plays a crucial role in preventing indoor airborne disease transmission. Nevertheless, ventilation increases the energy consumption of HVAC…”
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A review of experimental studies on contaminant transfer in energy exchangers (rp-1780) by Torabi, Mehrdad, Krishnan, Easwaran N., Soltan, Jafar, Simonson, Carey J.

“…This article presents a literature review on experimental studies for measuring gaseous contaminant transfer in different energy exchangers. The experimental…”
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Development of a small-scale test facility for effectiveness evaluation of fixed-bed regenerators by Krishnan, Easwaran N., Ramin, Hadi, Shakouri, Mohsen, Wilson, Lee D., Simonson, Carey J.

“…•A novel small-scale test facility is developed to test FBRs.•Small-scale testing is a suitable alternative to conventional full-scale tests.•The test results…”
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A transient numerical model for sensible fixed-bed regenerator in HVAC applications by Ramin, Hadi, Krishnan, Easwaran N., Gurubalan, A., Alabi, Wahab O., Simonson, Carey J.

“…•A transient numerical model for sensible fixed-bed regenerator in HVAC applications is proposed and validated with experimental results.•The numerical model…”
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A transient numerical model for desiccant-coated fixed-bed regenerators and compensation for transient sensor errors by Ramin, Hadi, Krishnan, Easwaran N., Gurubalan, A., Simonson, Carey J.

“…Desiccant-coated fixed-bed regenerators (FBRs) can achieve high effectiveness due to high ratio of energy transfer area to volume, and therefore, they are…”
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Suitability of bio-desiccants for energy wheels in HVAC applications by Alabi, Wahab O., Krishnan, Easwaran N., Karoyo, Abdalla H., Dehabadi, Leila, Wilson, Lee D., Simonson, Carey J.

“…This paper investigates the suitability of bio-desiccants for moisture recovery in energy wheels. Bio-desiccants are environment-friendly materials that have…”
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Transient sensor errors and their impact on fixed-bed regenerator (FBR) testing standards by Ramin, Hadi, Krishnan, Easwaran N., Annadurai, Gurubalan, Alabi, Wahab O., Simonson, Carey J.

“…Fixed-bed regenerators (FBRs) are a favorable option for energy recovery in building HVAC systems due to their high sensible effectiveness. Unlike other types…”
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Effectiveness of Fixed-Bed Regenerators for Energy Recovery in Buildings Applications by Ramin, Hadi, Krishnan, Easwaran N., Simonson, Carey J.

“…Energy consumption for ventilation purposes in buildings makes up a considerable portion of HVAC energy consumption. Energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) can…”
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Experimental investigation on thermo-hydraulic performance of triangular cross-corrugated flow passages by Krishnan, Easwaran N., Ramin, Hadi, Guruabalan, A., Simonson, Carey J.

“…Heat exchangers made of corrugated flow passages generally have better thermo-hydraulic performance compared to parallel flow passages. The corrugation angle…”
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A methodology for selection of solid desiccants in energy recovery ventilators by Krishnan, Easwaran N., Ramin, Hadi, Gurubalan, A., Muneeshwaran, M., Li, Kai, Nawaz, Kashif, Simonson, Carey

“…[Display omitted] •A new method for selecting solid desiccants for energy recovery ventilators (ERVs)•The proposed methodology includes scaled experiments and…”
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Gaseous contaminant transfer in membrane-based air-to-air energy exchangers by Mathews, Ashwin Joseph, Krishnan, Easwaran N., Joseph, Albin, Annadurai, Gurubalan, Fauchoux, Melanie T., Simonson, Carey J.

“…•Transfer of seven different gaseous contaminants through a membrane-based air-to-air energy exchanger measured.•Theoretical model based on the ε−NTU…”
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A review of experimental methods to determine bioaerosol transfer in energy recovery ventilators by Annadurai, Gurubalan, Joseph Mathews, Ashwin, Krishnan, Easwaran N., Simonson, Carey J.

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A review of experimental methods to determine bioaerosol transfer in energy recovery ventilators by Annadurai, Gurubalan, Joseph Mathews, Ashwin, Krishnan, Easwaran N., Simonson, Carey J.

“…Increasing ventilation is an effective method to reduce indoor airborne disease transmission. An Energy recovery ventilator (ERV) is a passive energy recovery…”
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