Comparing Of Enthalpy Wheels And Desiccant Wheels

Comparing of Enthalpy wheels and desiccant wheels

Similarity

They are rotary wheels with honeycomb flutes and widely applied in air handling project, and they are replaceable with new wheels as long as the same specification.

Difference

1, Application: Enthalpy wheels used in heat exchanger and energy recovery with good performance in summer and winter, desiccant wheels used in industry dehumidifier to get the super desiccant conditions.

2, Raw material: Enthalpy wheels made with aluminum film and desiccant wheels made with high-temperature-resistance fibers.

3, Working principle: Enthalpy wheels rotation speed is around 20 and desiccant wheels rotation speed is around 10-14, and desiccant wheels require high temperature to regeneration.

4, Section, air flow rate is the important parameter, they will decide the wheel's diameter, for Enthalpy wheels, that need to know the recovery efficiency and for desiccant wheels, that need to know the requirement to the dew point. Generally, there are software with the section.

5, Price, Enthalpy wheels price is lower much than that of Desiccant wheels when the same specifications.

Attached the photo is the desiccant wheel with different cassette box design.