Experimental investigation of a solar cooling absorption system operating without any backup system under tropical climate

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 774-782

  Marc, O ^a   Lucas, F ^a   Sinama, F ^a   Monceyron, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption; Backup system; Control; Experimental; Monitoring; Solar cooling; Tropical climate

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SYSTEM; BACK-UP SYSTEMS; BACKUP SYSTEM; CEILING FANS; CONVENTIONAL AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; CRITICAL PERIODS; DESIGN PROCESS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; MECHANICAL VAPOR COMPRESSIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPERATING SYSTEMS; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; PRACTICAL METHOD; SET-POINT TEMPERATURES; SOLAR COOLING; SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TROPICAL CLIMATES;

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMOLOGY; PILOT PLANTS; PROCESS CONTROL; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; TROPICS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 77950296927     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.12.006     Document Type: Review

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