Design of a solar absorption cooling system in a Greek hospital

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-272

  Tsoutsos, T ^a   Aloumpi, E ^a   Gkouskos, Z ^a   Karagiorgas, M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b SCHOOL OF PEDAGOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chillers; Solar collectors; Solar cooling; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; ABSORPTION COOLING; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; COMPLETE SYSTEM; COOLING TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE; HARMFUL GAS; HEAT SOURCES; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MARKET POTENTIAL; NEW CONCEPT; OZONE DEPLETION; SOLAR ABSORPTION; SOLAR COOLING; SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS; STANDALONE SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL PROCESS; STORAGE TANK; TRANSIENT SIMULATION; WEATHER DATA; WORKING FLUID; ZERO EMISSION;

ABSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; COOLING; COOLING WATER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEATING; HOSPITALS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WATER COOLING TOWERS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 71949088411     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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