Modeling the performance characteristics of water-cooled air-conditioners

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1456-1465

  Lee, W L ^a   Chen, Hua ^a   Yik, F W H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Condenser water system; Energy consumption simulation; Residential buildings; Water cooled air conditioner

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

CONDENSER WATER SYSTEMS; EMPIRICAL MODELS; ENERGY SIMULATION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; WATER COOLED AIR CONDITIONERS;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 43049183249     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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