| 摘要 |
<p>The air in an enclosure, such as a greenhouse (10), is dehumidified using a direct-contact heat exchanger (16) utilizing concentrated brine, thereby converting latent heat of condensation to sensible heat. The sensible heat is accumulated during the day and is returned to the enclosure during the night without adding water vapor to the air. Periodically condensed water vapor is removed to reconstitute or regenerate the brine. The diluted brine is regenerated in a fuel-fired boiler (30) whose products of combustion, carbon dioxide and water vapor, are passed into the enclosure (10). The products of combustion provide the desired level of carbon dioxide in the enclosure; and the excess water vapor in the products of combustion as well as a singificant portion of the water vapor produced by plants (12), growing in the enclosure are removed by the hygroscopic concentrated brine.</p> |
