• Abhisek Ganguly
• Akshaya Kumar Bakshi

Heat pipes were first introduced by NASA for The Apollo Space program. The main factors that has led to the rise in the adaptation of heat pipes as heat exchangers are excellent thermal conductivities and no requirement of additional power for their operation. Using copper-based heat pipes, effective thermal conductivities of 1000 to 10,000 W/m-K have been achieved. This project aims to incorporate heat pipes into modern day HVAC systems in order to improve the performance parameters like humidity removal, cooling, tonnage required and hence, provide a better air conditioning system solution for both household and industrial HVAC applications. The paper consists of a comparison between a conventional air conditioning system and a system with heat pipes on the basis of humidity removal capacity at colder temperatures, along with an insight to the analysis of refrigerants which can possibly be used in such systems. A study has also been done in order to determine the compatibility of incorporation of heat pipes into existing systems.

HVAC, Dehumidification, Heat Pipes, Refrigerants, Evaporator, Latent Heat

"Dehumidification Improvement Using Heat Pipes in Air Conditioning Systems", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.623-627, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808732.pdf

"Dehumidification Improvement Using Heat Pipes in Air Conditioning Systems", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp623-627, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808732.pdf