An exergy application for analysis of buildings and HVAC systems

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-99

  Sakulpipatsin, P ^a,b   Itard, L C M ^c   van der Kooi, H J ^a   Boelman, E C ^a   Luscuere, P G ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL HASKONINGDHV   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Building; Built environment; Energy; Exergy

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ENERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY EMISSIONS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGY SUPPLIES; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HEATING-VENTILATION-AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HVAC SYSTEM; LOW TEMPERATURES; NETHERLANDS; THERMAL EXERGY;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPETITION; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY CONVERSION; HEATING; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MODEL BUILDINGS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; THERMAL ENERGY;

EXERGY;

EID: 72149113327     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.07.015     Document Type: Article

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