Chiller plant sizing by cooling load simulation as a means to avoid oversized plant

HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 19-25

  Yik, F W H ^a   Lee, W L ^a   Burnett, J ^a   Jones, P ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiller Plant Sizing; Design by Simulation; Design Load Calculation; Energy Efficiency. Building Energy Simulation; Oversized Plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002974556     PISSN: 1023697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023697X.1999.10667801     Document Type: Article

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