Posibilidad de aplicación del deshumidificador de rueda desecante en procesos de producción y conservación de alimentos en Cuba. // Possibility of application of desiccant wheel dehumidifier in production and conservation of foods in Cuba.

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  • T. Carbonell Morales Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica. Instituto Superior Politécnico José A. Echeverría (ISPJAE). Centro de Estudios de Tecnologías Energéticas Renovables Calle 127 s/n, CUJAE, Marianao 15, Ciudad Habana, Cuba. Teléfono: 53 7-260 2267, Fax: 53 7-267 7129.
  • G. Quesada Ramos Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica. Instituto Superior Politécnico José A. Echeverría (ISPJAE). Centro de Estudios de Tecnologías Energéticas Renovables Calle 127 s/n, CUJAE, Marianao 15, Ciudad Habana, Cuba. Teléfono: 53 7-260 2267, Fax: 53 7-267 7129.

Abstract

El control de la humedad relativa es de vital importancia en el desarrollo con calidad de muchos procesos industriales, tales
como: procesos de climatización y refrigeración para evitar la indeseable formación de escarchas en la manipulación y
almacenaje de productos a granel en la industria azucarera y del cemento, y en la producción y conservación con calidad de
muchos alimentos.
En este trabajo se muestra el sistema deshumidificador de rueda desecante como una variante novedosa de producción de
aire seco y para el control de humedad, detallándose su principio de funcionamiento y los materiales desecantes más
frecuentemente empleados.


Palabras claves: Deshumidificación, desecantes, humedad.

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Abstract.
The control of relative humidity is of vital importance in many industrial processes to assure their performance with high
quality, among these processes we have: air conditioning and refrigeration processes to avoid the undesirable formation of
frosts, in the manipulation and storage of products, in the sugar and cement industries, in the production and conservation
of foods.
In this paper the dehumidification of wheel desiccant system is shown, as a successful variant for the production of dry air
and for the control of humidity, their operation principle is being explained in detail and the desiccant materials more
frequently used are mentioned.


Key words. Dehumidifier, desiccants, humidity

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Carbonell Morales T, Quesada Ramos G. Posibilidad de aplicación del deshumidificador de rueda desecante en procesos de producción y conservación de alimentos en Cuba. // Possibility of application of desiccant wheel dehumidifier in production and conservation of foods in Cuba. Ing. Mec. [Internet]. 2003 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 13];6(1):11-6. Available from: https://ingenieriamecanica.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/revistaim/article/view/237

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2003): january-april

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