Refining the use of evaporation in an experimental down-draft cool tower

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-197

  Pearlmutter, D ^a   Erell, E ^a   Etzion, Y ^a   Meir, I A ^a   Di, H ^a  

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Author keywords

Cooling systems; Down draft cool tower; Evaporative cooling; Israel

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COOLING TOWERS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MONITORING; PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

DOWN DRAFT COOL TOWER; FIELD MONITORING; ISRAEL; PROTOTYPE ANALYSIS; THERMAL COMFORT;

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030100756     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-7788(95)00944-2     Document Type: Article

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