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I am rusty on my thermodynamics, but could this cycle be reversed for heat-pumps? In the summer dehumidify air for more efficient cooling. In the winter humid
by udev 4y ago
I am rusty on my thermodynamics, but could this cycle be reversed for heat-pumps?
In the summer dehumidify air for more efficient cooling.
In the winter humidify the air for more efficient heating?
This would be a win-win-win because where I live summers a hot and humid, and winters are dry, and my heat-pump dries the air even more.
- alliao 4y agodaikin had this premium residential series called ururu sarara 7 which does this. albeit with some performance upper bounds to keep costs sane. somewhat complicated setup, and i think it would be a brilliant unit if your local weather is within the designed performance envelope
- Izkata 4y agoWhy not just use a regular humidifier? Evaporative humidifiers are just a fan with a special filter that's good at absorbing water and has a very high surface area so it also evaporates quickly.
- jve 4y ago> In the winter humidify the air for more efficient heating? I'm rusty too, but the more mass you have, (or things that takes heat) the more energy you need to heat up. But then you have inertia. That's why people put bricks around simple wooden stove - so after the wood has burned out, those bricks still give you heat.