INVESTIGATION OF THE MOISTURE EXCHANGE
IN A STATIONARY ADSORBENT LAYER THROUGH
WHICH AIR IS PASSED

Yu. I. Aristov,a I. V. Mezentsev, b 
and V. A. Mukhinb 

UDC 541.182.023.4

The nonstationary moisture exchange between a stationary 
adsorbent layer and the air passed through it has been experimentally 
investigated. It is shown that the air humidity can be effectively 
regulated at both the stage of water adsorption (air dehumidification) 
and the stage of water desorption (air humidification) with the use 
of commercially produced desiccants. The degree of dehumidification 
and humidification of the air passed through an adsorbent can be varied 
from 0 to 1 by varying the nature of the adsorbent, the size of its 
granules, and the time for which it is in contact with the air flow.

a G. K. Boreskov Catalysis Institute, Siberian Branch of 
the Russian Academy of Sciences, 5 Acad. Lavrent'ev Ave., 
Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia; email: aristov@catalysis.nsk.su; 
b Institute of Thermal Physics, Siberian Branch of the 
Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia. Translated from 
Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 78, No. 2, pp. 44-50, 
March-April, 2005. Original article submitted March 23, 2004.