Disclosed are systems and methods for conditioning air using a liquid-to-air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) as a pre-dryer, in combination with a direct evaporative cooler (DEC). The LAMEE and DEC can be arranged inside a process plenum configured to receive and condition air for delivery to an enclosed space. The LAMEE can circulate a liquid desiccant to remove moisture from the air, before passing the air through the DEC. As a result, the DEC can cool the air to lower temperatures and improve overall efficiency. In an example, a regeneration system can regenerate at least some of the liquid desiccant prior to recirculation through the LAMEE. In an example, the DEC can use removed water recovered in regeneration as make up water for the DEC. In an example, a liquid to air or liquid to liquid heat exchanger can cool the liquid desiccant, prior to recirculation through the LAMEE.

Disclosed are systems and methods for conditioning air for an enclosed space using a liquid to air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) as a pre-dryer for removing moisture from an air stream with a desiccant flowing through the LAMEE. The LAMEE can be arranged inside a plenum configured to receive and condition an air stream. The LAMEE can be used in combination with a regeneration system to recover water from the dilute desiccant exiting the LAMEE for use as make up water for one or more evaporative coolers in the conditioning system. This can reduce or eliminate an external water supply for operation of the one or more evaporative coolers. The conditioning system can operate effectively with only a portion of the dilute desiccant being regenerated. In an example, a mixing tank can be used to mix the dilute desiccant (exiting the LAMEE) with a concentrated desiccant stream from

A hair cooling apparatus includes a wearable headgear. The wearable headgear includes a flexible hose, securely positioned in a zigzag pattern within an interior cavity of the wearable headgear. The flexible hose is configured to circulate air within the interior cavity via a plurality of openings via a connector using a blower unit. The blower unit is securely positioned in a portable carrier and powered using one or more batteries. The blower unit is configured to supply air within the interior cavity of the wearable headgear via the flexible hose. The apparatus produces cooling to the user's hair and protects from the moisture for preserving an opted hairstyle of the user without affecting the lifestyle. The wearable headgear further comprises a moisture absorbing material, configured to effectively absorb the sweat around the user's brow, ear portions, and the neck portion.

Disclosed are systems and methods for conditioning air using a liquid-to-air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) as a pre-dryer, in combination with a direct evaporative cooler (DEC). The LAMEE and DEC can be arranged inside a process plenum configured to receive and condition air for delivery to an enclosed space. The LAMEE can circulate a liquid desiccant to remove moisture from the air, before passing the air through the DEC. As a result, the DEC can cool the air to lower temperatures and improve overall efficiency. In an example, a regeneration system can regenerate at least some of the liquid desiccant prior to recirculation through the LAMEE. In an example, the DEC can use removed water recovered in regeneration as make up water for the DEC. In an example, a liquid to air or liquid to liquid heat exchanger can cool the liquid desiccant, prior to recirculation through the LAMEE.

A three-way heat exchanger includes multiple panel assemblies that are stacked into a block and supported in a housing structure. Each panel assembly includes a frame and two plates joined on opposite sides of the frame. A method of manufacturing the three-way heat exchanger is also disclosed.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for providing conditioned air to at least one enclosed structure. The system may include at least one conditioning module configured to provide conditioned air to the at least one enclosed structure. The conditioning module(s) may include a conditioning energy exchanger. The conditioning module(s) is configured to circulate desiccant through a desiccant circuit to condition air passing through the conditioning energy exchanger. The conditioning module(s) may be configured to receive at least one of concentrated desiccant or diluted desiccant in order to vary temperature or concentration of the desiccant circulating through the desiccant circuit.

A liquid desiccant system including a high desorber, a low desorber, and an absorber that are in fluid communication with a working solution, where the high desorber provides rejected water vapor from the working fluid for condensation in a condenser of the low desorber that provides heat for rejection of additional water from the working solution in the low desorber effectively multiplying the heat provided for desorption. The low desorber provided the concentrated working solution to the absorber where water from ambient air is condensed into the concentrated working solution to provide a dilute working solution within a working solution conduit of the absorber that is thermally coupled to an internal cooler of the absorber. In some embodiments, the working solution can be an aqueous solution of at least one ionic liquid.

An electrochemical heat transfer device for a hot water tank utilizes an electrochemical hydrogen compressor to pump hydrogen into and out of a tank having a metal hydride forming alloy therein. The absorption of hydrogen by the metal hydride forming alloy is exothermic, produces heat, and the desorption of the hydrogen from the metal hydride forming alloy is endothermic and draws heat in. An electrochemical hydrogen compressor may be configured between to tanks and pump hydrogen back and forth to form a heat transfer device, such as a hot water heater. A heat transfer device may be coupled with the tank or may comprise the outer surface of the tank to transfer heat to an object or to the surroundings. A closed loop may be configured having two tanks and one or two electrochemical hydrogen compressors to pump the hydrogen in a loop around the system.

The present invention relates to a computer implemented method for controlling temperature and humidity of an air in stream, the method comprising receiving parameters indicative of a temperature and water content of an airstream in a downstream M section and of a temperature and water content of a medium in the system, and further determining in processing circuitry a desired temperature change and desired water content change of the first medium as a first function f1 based on the received parameters and also based on a second function that defines a relationship between the air temperature and the air water content as co-dependent variables; and also generating a first and second control signal configured to apply the desired temperature change and the desired water content change to the first medium. The invention also relates to a corresponding system.

A new family of crystalline microporous metallophosphates designated AlPO-91 has been synthesized. These metallophosphates are represented by the empirical formula
C.sub.c.sup.+A.sub.a.sup.+M.sub.m.sup.2+EP.sub.xSi.sub.yO.sub.z
where M is a divalent framework metal such as magnesium or zinc, C is a cyclic organoammonium cation, A is an acyclic organoammonium cation, and E is a trivalent framework element such as aluminum or gallium. The AlPO-91 compositions are characterized by a new unique ABC-6 net structure, and have catalytic properties suitable for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes, as well as characteristics suitable for the efficient adsorption of water vapor in a variety of applications, such as adsorption heat pumps.