Parameter study on performance of building cooling by night-time ventilation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2589-2598

  Artmann, N ^a   Manz, H ^a   Heiselberg, P ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Climate; Heat transfer; Night time ventilation; Parameter study; Passive cooling; Thermal mass

Indexed keywords

AIR; CLIMATE CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; OFFICE BUILDINGS; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

AIR CHANGE RATES; AIR FLOW RATES; BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; BUILDING COOLING; BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; CLIMATE; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; COOLING PERFORMANCE; ENERGY-EFFICIENT APPROACH; HEAT GAINS; HEAT TRANSFER CO-EFFICIENT; IN BUILDINGS; INTERNAL HEATING; NIGHT VENTILATION; NIGHT-TIME VENTILATION; PARAMETER STUDIES; PARAMETER STUDY; PASSIVE COOLING; ROOM TEMPERATURES; THERMAL MASS;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COOLING; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; VENTILATION;

EID: 49349090894     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.02.025     Document Type: Article

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