Enhancement of ventilation performance of a residential split-system air-conditioning unit

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-279

  Sekhar, S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Air change rate; Carbon dioxide; Residential buildings; Tropics; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; POLLUTION; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR CHANGE RATE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS);

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542742113     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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