Applied performance of radiant ceiling panels for cooling

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 112 PART 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 368-376

  Simmonds, Peter ^a,b   Mehlornakulu, Bungane ^b   Chambers, Isaac ^b   Simmonds, Chris ^c  

^a ASHRAE ^*  (United States)

^b IBE Consulting Engineers   (United States)

^c TWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEW-POINT TEMPERATURE; RADIANT CEILING PANELS; RADIANT CEILING SYSTEMS; SPACE TEMPERATURE;

CEILINGS; CONDENSATION; COOLING; HEATING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 33646678494     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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