Experimental investigation of two-stage indirect/direct evaporative cooling system in various climatic conditions

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2073-2079

  Heidarinejad, Ghassem ^a   Bozorgmehr, Mojtaba ^a   Delfani, Shahram ^b   Esmaeelian, Jafar ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Bldg and Housing Research Center ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

Experimental test; Indirect direct evaporative cooling; Iran; Multi climate conditions

Indexed keywords

AIR SIMULATORS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMFORT CONDITIONS; COMFORT ZONES; COOLING PERFORMANCE; DESIGN CONDITIONS; DIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING; ENERGY-EFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; INDIRECT/DIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING; IRAN; MECHANICAL VAPOR COMPRESSIONS; MULTI-CLIMATE CONDITIONS; POWER SAVINGS; SECONDARY AIRS; TWO STAGES; WATER CONSUMPTION;

COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER VAPOR;

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR TEMPERATURE; COOLING; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 67349179461     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.02.017     Document Type: Article

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