Variable refrigerant flow systems: A review

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1106-1112

  Aynur, Tolga N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Heat pumping; Ice storage; Three pipe; Variable refrigerant flow; Variable refrigerant volume

Indexed keywords

AIR-COOLED CHILLERS; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; CONTROL STRATEGIES; ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVES; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; FRESH AIR; HEAT PUMPING; INDIVIDUAL CONTROL; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; INDOOR UNITS; INITIAL COSTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PAYBACK PERIODS; REFRIGERANT FLOW; SINGLE SOURCE; VARIABLE AIR VOLUME; VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW; VARIABLE REFRIGERANT VOLUME;

AIR CONDITIONING; INVESTMENTS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PIPE; PUMPS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

REFRIGERANTS;

EID: 77951120464     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.01.024     Document Type: Article

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