Liquid Dessicant Solar Air-Conditioner - About Us

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The Team

The chief investigators in this project are from the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology. They are responsible for the design, manufacture and testing of the prototype and are in collaboration with the industry partner DACO Building Services, Pty Ltd involved in the air conditioning technology and conventional DX systems. There are, however, other technical staffs either from the QUT or DACO, involved in the design and manufacturing of the LDSAC prototype.

Future staffing

As the LDSAC is further developed towards commercialisation extra personnel and equipment are required in order to design and manufacture an advanced system. One of the significant improvements to be implemented into the LDSAC is the elimination of the carry over of the desiccant droplets into the conditioned space in spite the fact that small quantities of the desiccant inside the conditioned space have sanitizing effects and could destroy micro organisms and bacteria present in the air. Eliminator devices such as baffles, filters, demister, etc. could also be used for this purpose; however, they are not 100% effective. 

Contact Details

Queensland University of Technology
Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering
Room S1044, 2 George St, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia.

Dr Shahab Alizadeh
Telephone: +61 731388034
Mobile: +61 041381228
Fax: +61 731381516
Email: s.alizadeh@qut.edu.au

Dr Kame Khouzam
Telephone: +61 731382483
Email: k.khouzam@qut.edu.au