A pre-cooling Munters environmental control desiccant cooling cycle in combination with chilled-ceiling panels

Energy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-292

  Zhang, L Z ^a   Niu, J L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEILINGS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

CHILLING SYSTEMS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

COOLING SYSTEM; ENERGY; PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0037338131     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(02)00114-7     Document Type: Article

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