Experimental determination of the energy efficiency of an air-cooled chiller under part load conditions

Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1747-1758

  Yu, F W ^a   Chan, K T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLIMATOLOGY; CONDENSATION; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

AIR-COOLED CHILLERS; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COP); INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

COOLING SYSTEM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDOOR AIR;

EID: 12444262196     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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