Application of radiant cooling as a passive cooling option in hot humid climate

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 543-556

  Vangtook, Prapapong ^a   Chirarattananon, Surapong ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cooling tower; Indirect evaporative cooling; Passive cooling; Radiant cooling; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING WATER; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; VENTILATION; WATER COOLING TOWERS;

PASSIVE COOLING; RADIANT COOLING; THERMAL COMFORT;

WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING WATER; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; VENTILATION; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS; WATER COOLING TOWERS;

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; HUMID ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33749122244     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.09.014     Document Type: Article

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