Predicting air-conditioning energy consumption of a group of buildings using different heat rejection methods

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 151-166

  Yik, F W H ^a   Burnett, J ^a   Prescott, I ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Scott Wilson (HK) Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; THERMAL LOAD; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; COOLING LOAD PROFILES; WATER COOLED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 0035197414     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(00)00094-3     Document Type: Article

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