Feasibility study of a novel dew point air conditioning system for China building application

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1990-1999

  Zhao, Xudong ^a   Yang, Shuang ^a   Duan, Zhiyin ^a   Riffat, Saffa B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Building; China; Dew point; Effectiveness; Evaporative cooling

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW RATES; AIR VOLUMES; AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; CHINA; CHINA REGIONS; CONSUMPTION RATES; COOLING CAPACITIES; COOLING LOADS; COOLING PERFORMANCE; DEW POINT; DRY BULBS; EFFECTIVENESS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GUANGZHOU; HOT CLIMATES; HUMID AREAS; HUMID CLIMATES; PRE-TREATMENT PROCESS; SILICA-GEL; SUMMER SEASONS; TAP WATERS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WEATHER CONDITIONS; WORKING HOURS;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; COOLING WATER; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FLOW RATE; GELATION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SILICA; WATER SUPPLY;

COOLING;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; COOLING; DEW POINT; FEASIBILITY STUDY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 64049109288     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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