Modeling of a solar-assisted HVAC system with thermal storage

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 500-509

  Ortiz, M ^a   Barsun, H ^a   He, H ^a   Vorobieff, P ^a   Mammoli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption chiller; Building; Cooling; Heating; Solar thermal

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; BUILDING COOLING; CHILLED WATER; CONTROL PARAMETERS; DESERT CLIMATES; EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EXTERNAL COOLING; HVAC SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; SOLAR ARRAYS; SOLAR COOLING; SOLAR THERMAL; THERMAL STORAGE;

ABSORPTION; AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; REFRIGERATORS; SOLAR HEATING; SPACECRAFT;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77649087860     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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