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Originally Posted by jeff5may
MN,
Now that you mention it, this solar dessicant dehumidification system could easily be bent to become a high-capacity thermal store. Say one were using an evaporated tube collector on the roof, with the batch tank filled with CaCl2 brine solution. With a temp diff controller and a few sensors here and there, one could direct the hot brine solution to a DHW tank or a hydronic loop or tank to cool the solution. It could then top off the fountain to dehumidify if necessary.
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There was a guy named George Lane, that worked for Dow chemical doing extensive work on phase change material.
HERE'S HIS PATENT
...and then there is Carl Venner's Dissertation.
There's so much to be said about this stuff that it should be continued on another thread.
-AC
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