Comparative study of heat and mass exchanging materials for indirect evaporative cooling systems

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1902-1911

  Zhao, X ^a   Liu, Shuli ^a   Riffat, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Contamination risk; Cost; Durability; Heat and mass exchange; Material; Porosity; Shape formation; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CLADDING; BIOCONVERSION; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON; CLADDING (COATING); COMPUTER NETWORKS; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; EVAPORATION; LIGHT METALS; MASS TRANSFER; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PIGMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

(PL) PROPERTIES; ALUMINIUM SHEET; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONTAMINATION RISKS; ELSEVIER (CO); EVAPORATIVE COOLING (EC); HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER (HMT); MATERIAL SELECTIONS; TRANSFER RATES;

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; COOLING; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; POROSITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 46249115177     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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