Energy-Saving Benefits of Adiabatic Humidification in the Air Conditioning Systems of Semiconductor Cleanroomsopen access
- Authors
- Jo, Min-Suk; Shin, Jang-Hoon; Kim, Won-Jun; Jeong, Jae-Weon
- Issue Date
- Nov-2017
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Keywords
- semiconductor cleanroom; make-up air unit; pressurized water atomizer; adiabatic humidification; energy conservation
- Citation
- Energies, v.10, no.11, pp.1 - 23
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Energies
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 11
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 23
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/151273
- DOI
- 10.3390/en10111774
- ISSN
- 1996-1073
- Abstract
- This paper aimed to evaluate the applicability of adiabatic humidification in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems of semiconductor cleanrooms. Accurate temperature and humidity control are essential in semiconductor cleanrooms and high energy consumption steam humidification is commonly used. Therefore, we propose an adiabatic humidification system employing a pressurized water atomizer to reduce the energy consumption. The annual energy consumption of three different HVAC systems were analyzed to evaluate the applicability of adiabatic humidification. The studied cases were as follows: (1) CASE 1: a make-up air unit (MAU) with a steam humidifier, a dry cooling coil (DCC), and a fan filter unit (FFU); (2) CASE 2: a MAU with the pressurized water atomizer, a DCC, and a FFU; and (3) CASE 3: a MAU, a DCC, and a FFU, and the pressurized water atomizer installed in the return duct. The energy saving potential of adiabatic humidification over steam humidification has been proved, with savings of 8% and 23% in CASE 2 and CASE 3 compared to CASE 1, respectively. Furthermore, the pressurized water atomizer installed in the return duct exhibits greater energy saving effect than when installed in the MAU.
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