Low-energy cooling of rooms with chilled ceilings and ceiling-mounted devices

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 767-779

  Misirlioglu, Aydin ^a   Gulcat, Ulgen ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chilled ceiling; Displacement ventilation; Energy; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CEILINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MOUNTINGS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL LOAD; TURBULENT FLOW; VENTILATION;

CEILING-MOUNTED DEVICES; FLOW ANALYSIS; ROOMS; TURBULENT CONVECTION;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

CONVECTION; COOLING SYSTEM; FLOW ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 21044434901     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1088     Document Type: Article

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